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11 May, 6 tweets, 4 min read
The #HollywoodBowl is announcing its 2021 season lineup after an unprecedented 18-month closure brought on by the pandemic.

And the biggest star of the lineup is the COVID-19 vaccine latimes.com/entertainment-…
If you hope to score a ticket, though, you’d best be fully vaccinated.

85 percent of seats will be reserved for those who have gotten their 💉

(📸 Christina Aguilera is part of the lineup, check here for others 👇) latimes.com/entertainment-… Image
With L.A. County in the yellow tier of the state’s reopening restrictions, even sections for fully vaccinated audience members must be sold at a maximum 67% capacity.

But social distancing rules could vanish by June 15 latimes.com/entertainment-… Image
Chad Smith, chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which manages the venue for Los Angeles County, said the L.A. Phil is working hard to implement COVID-19 safety protocols with minimal effect on the audience experience latimes.com/entertainment-…
Here's more on the history of the #HollywoodBowl, which was canceled for the first time in 98 years due to the pandemic
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When the pandemic canceled the #HollywoodBowl, there was a domino effect:

Layoffs, furloughs, and more latimes.com/entertainment-…

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