Numerous musicians, bands and festivals have called their fans millions of times to vaccinate against the corona virus with a joint campaign.
This is intended to promote the stagnating vaccination rates.
“So that life goes on”, is the motto of the Berlin band Die Ärzte.
Those involved include Roland Kaiser, Sarah Connor, Howard Carpendale, Max Herre, Jan Delay, Trettmann and Peter Maffay. There are also bands like Einstürzende Neubauten, Element of Crime, BAP, Die Toten Hosen, Beatsteaks, Tocotronic, Silbermond and Deichkind. Large German festivals also take part. The organizers spoke on Wednesday of a distribution list with millions of fans, users and interested parties.
Like almost all musicians, "we ask ourselves how life and music will go on, and when and how we can finally perform live again like before the pandemic," write Die Ärzte. "A return to normal would be fantastic." That only works with vaccinations. “This is one of the reasons why we as a band decided to get vaccinated - a short stab in the upper arm to massively reduce the likelihood of“ long covid ”or painful death from suffocation.” According to current knowledge, vaccinated persons are also clear as a bonus less contagious, writes the band.
Musicians and bands reached out to followers and fans via their respective social media channels under the hashtag # vaccine-protected. "We feel like anti-social group sweating with you," wrote the Donots. “We would like to see festivals and concerts back. We want you back ”, it was said at the Rock am Ring festival. Jan Delay demanded: “If you want to visit concerts, clubs and events like you used to: LET IT! YOU! VACCINATE! YOU'RE WELCOME! THANK YOU! ”BAP boss Wolfgang Niedecken addressed the fans under the Cologne headline“ Ens em Trust ”with the request“ to promote herd immunity among your friends, at your place of work ... wherever ”.
Howard Carpendale reiterated that for him "vaccination is the only and definitive solution to the pandemic". It is important “to start this call together with my 250+ colleagues from the music industry, so that everyone should understand that it is 5 to 12. We need you. "