.TheKillers, Bruce Springsteen and more will perform a mega-concert in Central Park to celebrate New York City's reopening on August 21.
, and the Great Lawn has a capacity of 60,000. The 20% of tickets not designated as free are VIP tickets available for purchase. De Blasio said that event workers will be checking for proof of vaccination as attendees enter, with more details to come. Asked by a reporter whether the vaccination requirement means the concert is for attendees aged 12 and over only, de Blasio said,"right now, that's a fair assumption.
The event will cap off a reopening celebration dubbed NYC Homecoming Week, during which the City of New York will host concerts in each of the five boroughs starting August 14, leading up to the Great Lawn spectacle on the 21st. The lead-up concerts will be held Aug. 16 at Orchard Beach in The Bronx; Aug. 17 at Richmond County Bank Park in Staten Island; Aug. 19 at Brooklyn Army Terminal in Brooklyn; and Aug. 20 at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens.
Today's press conference comes as cases of the Delta variant, a newer and highly contagious strain of COVID-19, continue to spread in the U.S. Cases are rising in California, prompting Los Angeles County officials to reinstate face mask requirements earlier this month.
The mayor's office has been rolling out media campaigns to encourage vaccination among residents who are reluctant to get the shot, and de Blasio continued to urge New Yorkers to get vaccinated at the press conference, calling the vaccine"the number-one savior."
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