What it's like to run a live music venue during Windsor's 4th wave
CBC
Bar stools and tables fill out the dance floor at the Player's Sports Club in Windsor, a sign of how things have changed under increasing regulations levied against an industry that is trying to survive a fourth wave of the pandemic in Windsor-Essex.
"There's a lot of chair dancing," said Stephanie Farrugia. He co-owns the Player's Sports Club, which operates The Backstage in the rear of the building.
Music venues and bars have faced a new blast of restrictions since early September as cases of COVID-19 surged locally.
People can't dance and customers must be out of the establishment before midnight. Staff must also wear eye protection.
The Backstage has continued to book live music acts, but the club is now limiting how far in advance they're securing artists.
"We had bands booked until the end of the year and into the following year. We've always tried to keep that schedule filled," said sound engineer Brynn Kimble, recalling the days leading up to the pandemic.
Now they're booking artists just weeks in advance.
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