's emergency rule issued March 12, Rotella could have applied for a permit to stage Electric Daisy Carnival at 50% capacity at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, where the festival has been held annually since 2011 . That would have put attendance at 100,000 fans.
State officials immediately rejected the proposal, citing Sisolak’s emergency order. A representative from the Nevada Department of Business & Industry confirmed tothat Insomniac did submit a second safety plan on April 15 and that that plan was rejected on April 16. A source close to Insomniac confirms the submission of this second plan, which outlined provisions to abide by the Governor's 50% capacity mandate and which would have put total capacity for EDC 2021 at 100,000.
was being pushed to October on the evening of April 20, hours after the county commission voted to approve the increased vaccine requirements.the event was on and that fans should"book your flights, hotels and shuttles." Reaction to this initial announcement had been mixed, with many people leaving social media comments expressing confusion about how EDC would take place safely.
But the artists were. While it was initially unclear if international acts would be able to enter the country to play the festival, a manager that had several acts on the lineup tellsthat international travel visas for the show were granted two weeks ago, which would have made it possible for EDC to host its standard-sized lineup of 200-300 acts. This same manager says that their office wasn't notified that EDC would be postponing until an hour before Rotella's announcement was posted.
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