Live music, festivals ramping back up

During the Covid-19 pandemic shut-down, one of the most-missed activities for many was listening to live music at local festivals. Atlanta, with its multitude of live-music venues of all genres and its relatively mild weather leading to year-round festivals, was no exception. The pandemic may continue but music and festivals are ramping back up, thanks to vaccines and participants’ compliance with Covid safety protocols. At the Chronicle’s Business of Entertainment event on Dec. 9 at Illuminarium in Historic Fourth Ward, entertainment industry leaders in the music and festival scene were to share on a panel how they are bringing back their events and venues, and what the future of Atlanta’s music scene looks like. Most have been working this year on creating events enticing enough for fans while also adhering to Covid safety.