Music lovers are dusting themselves off for day two of the Basin-ish Concert, with organisers changing dance restrictions to designated zones only.
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After consultation with the Department of Health throughout Friday, changes were made to dancing protocols on Saturday to adhere to COVID-19 restrictions. With dancing in front of chairs out and a designated dance zone in each of the four seated zones in.
The changes came after organisers asked all patrons to remain seated on Friday night for Ball Park Music's headline set due to restrictions. In a Facebook post, organisers said this saved the festival.
Vibestown Productions creative director Jesse Higgs said the team knew how hard it was not to dance to live music.
"Despite the challenges, we've done really well as a team and we're really thankful for everyone that's doing their best to follow the rules," he said.
The four zones allowed a total of 250 people to dance, with two zones allowing 75 people at a time to dance and the other two zones allowing 50 people.
Despite the changes, Mr Higgs said it was rewarding to see everyone enjoying live music again in a festival setting.
"We've had some amazing sets and really special moments," he said.
"A great moment was in Boo Seeka's set where everyone pulled out their phones and we lit up the whole arena."
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Revelers will hear from Kasey Chambers, Thelma Plum, Holy Holy, Spiderbait, In The Flowers, The Holiday Collective, Slaughterhaus Surf Cult and Medhanit on stage on Saturday.
Spiderbait's bass guitarist and singer Janet English said the band was stoked and could not wait to be playing later tonight.
"We love playing in Tassie every time and [today], we escape the flooding northern states and will pay our respects to the palawa and pakana people of the land of lutruwita," she said.
"It is going to rock."
Launceston's Medhanit opened day two and said beforehand she was super excited to play the concert.
"With the addition of live drums, we're aiming to put on a pretty high energy show and include a few new tracks alongside some fun covers," she said.
"I'm also really looking forward to having a sing with one of the other bands on Saturday night."
A Public Health Services spokesperson said they had worked closely with the event organisers to ensure the event could go ahead in a COVID-safe manner.
"Organisers have opted to utilise a different model for the second day of their event, which is in line with their COVID-safe plan," they said.
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