Will you ever attend another live event?

Yes I will go to events, but as others have noted, the 20K threshold is pushing the bounds of what I attend in person, anyway.

 

Outdoors, most likely. Indoors, it's going to be a while before I feel comfortable. Haven't been to a restaurant (inside or outside, other than to pick up takeout) since March. And I don't expect I will any time soon.

 

Yes. And there will be such pent-up demand that I imagine a cover band could play a minor-league ballpark and sell it out. Most people are social creatures and want to be around others.

 

Let me add to my “no mask” comment.

If there are only 10 to 20 reported cases each day in my state, and they are people who are not getting the vaccine, then without a doubt no mask.

If we continue to have people hospitalized who have gotten the vaccine and are dying then I rethink this.

 

I have tickets to a Jason Isbell concert at Red Rocks. When it happens, whenever that is, I’m going.

Otherwise, I think I’m just going to be more cautious in general at venues, stadiums, etc. I expect I will live the rest of my life as a medium-level germaphobe, as opposed to my pre-2020 mode of mostly not thinking about it. I’ll go, but I’m going to be the guy carrying a pocket pack of disinfecting wipes and wiping down the seats and not sharing my beer. And I will likely mask up in tight spaces, at least in the winter, for the foreseeable future.

 

Absolutely, yes. Mask? Depends on several factors, as others have noted. The idea of wearing masks indoors during the winter is not a bad one, considering how much it cuts down on the transmission of common colds/flu.

 

Yes and fuck yes.

Mask depends on guidelines. Preferably not.

I want ballgames, Broadway, concerts and restaurants as soon as it’s safe.

 

Maybe? Probably? I missed some big concerts this year. I want to go them.

My wife and I were just talking about how much money we've saved during the pandemic by not eating out for lunch, not making impulse purchases because we are wandering around a store, etc. We plan to make those changes permanent.

 

What's the timeline here?

2021? Nope.

2022? Maybe.

 

Not a big fan of crowds. It will probably be 2022, 2023 before I go to another big event. I prefer smaller venues for most everything. I figure the masks are here to stay, which is fine with me.

 

Attend a live event ever? Sure. Soon? Depends on how quickly vaccinations happen. I am (rightfully) well down the batting order, so I'm probably looking at Q3 2021 before it's my turn. The mask will depend on how widespread vaccines are by then and whether I'm sick with anything else, but I'm happy waiting until masks are deemed unnecessary.

The local leagues I frequent are doing very well for themselves if they crack four figures in attendance, so it's not like I make a habit of attending events with 20k+ people. The only one that appeals to me at the moment is the Hong Kong Sevens, and even then it'd be pushing the limits of my tolerance for being surrounded by drunks.