Culture Club’s upcoming concert on 19 December at SSE Arena Wembley in London will go ahead as planned with limited live audience under strict social distancing rules. As the UK prepares to go out of its second lockdown next week, London will be placed in Tier 2 from 3 December which is set by the Local restrictions tiers guideline as “High Alert” meaning “higher or rapidly rising level of infections, where some additional restrictions need to be in place“. This means that unless the capital gets moved into Tier 3 prior to the show, the planned gig can go ahead as long as the following rule is followed: “public attendance at outdoor and indoor events (performances and shows) is permitted, limited to whichever is lower: 50% capacity, or either 2,000 people outdoors or 1,000 people indoors“.
As it is right now, there will be 1000 people allowed in, with all visitors spread in seats in the central part of the arena, socially distanced withint their own bubble. Doors should open at 7pm on Saturday 19 December, with tickets available to order here. Due to the strict restrictions and limited availability, the exclusive show will also be streamed globally online with separate tickets available to purchase here.
UK FANS! We would like to invite you to attend our upcoming show on December 19 at @SSEArena, Wembley LIVE + IN PERSON! (socially-distanced). Please note that capacity is very limited for this special performance.
Tickets are available now at https://t.co/ZhEglz8e9c@BoyGeorge pic.twitter.com/0S0pmjEOnW
— Culture Club (@RealCultureClub) November 20, 2020
The SSE Arena Wembley have put visitor’s safety and enjoyment as absolute priority and have committed to strict following of all government restriction. Regardless of the specific regional variations of the tier, the standard rules of wearing facemasks and limiting the number of people in bubbles will still apply. Wembley Arena operates within the ASM Global network of international venues and are following its environmental hygene protocol VenueShield, “ensuring that facilities are clean and certified at the highest standards for the safety and health of our co-workers, clients and guests”. Additional information and guidelines can be found on the official SSE Arena Wembley website.
Boy George and Culture Club’s exclusive ‘Rainbow In The Dark: A Global Stream‘ show will be the first and only music event to take place at Wembley Arena following the second lockdown and until the end of the year. A rapid increase in positive cases in December could bring London into Tier 3 forcing the venue to close, but if everything goes according to plan the organisers promise a very special event: “The universally loved iconic band are set to give a spectacular performance, packed with the group’s biggest hits, for fans in person and watching globally via the stream.”
On sale NOW Culture Club – A Rainbow In The Dark – A Global Stream LIMITED AUDIENCE TICKETS AVAILABLE 19 December 2020 Grab your tickets at the link.https://t.co/1fyFZSzchh — The SSE Arena, Wembley (@ssearena) November 20, 2020
Earlier this year, the NME covered Culture Club’s frontman and pop icon Boy George appearance on Louis Theraux’ Grounded podcast for BBC Radio 4 where the singer confirmed he had enough material for 6-7 albums following a productive lockdown period. Boy George went on to say: “I’m not saying every single thing is good, but I signed a deal just before Christmas with a company called Primary Wave, whose job it is to go out and place your music in movies. I own copyright with them. It’s a new experience for me to own music.”
Most recently, Boy George shared a preview of his new song ‘Rainbow In The Dark‘ featuring Israeli singer and actor Asaf Goren. A solo release, the track curiously shares its name with the title of Culture Club’s exclusive Wembley show, and is suppose to come out soon in December as official single alongside music video.
