BRIT music awards to be held next month

The BRIT Awards is said to be the first major indoor music event with a live audience of 4,000 people as the country emerges from the COVID-19 lockdown.

The ceremony will be held on 11th May at London’s O2 arena, the event will take place in closed environments without social distancing. This means audience members, of which 2,500 will be key workers who will be gifted tickets, will not have to wear face masks inside the arena but will have to provide proof of a negative lateral flow test result to enter the venue.

They will also have to take a test after the ceremony and provide contact details as part of the country’s COVID test and trace system. “This has been a long tough year for everyone and I’m delighted the night will honour the key worker heroes who have cared for us so well during that time and continue to do so,” singer Dua Lipa, who is nominated for four awards, said in a statement.

She said, “They are quite simply an inspiration. The BRIT Awards are always special and this will truly make it a night to remember.” Lipa is among several singers who will perform at the event, the first live music show at the O2 in more than a year.

Like elsewhere, the COVID-19 pandemic shut down music events with live audiences in Britain. Under Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s phased roadmap out of lockdown, entertainment venues can re-open their doors next month.