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As Phoenix-Area Music Venues Try To Reopen Safely, Audiences Seem 'Very Disinterested In Playing Along'

Live music is starting up in the Phoenix area — even as we see cases of COVID-19 spiking in Arizona. Some say that even though some venues are doing what they can to be safe in reopening, the audiences aren’t necessarily on the same page.

Ed Masley is the music writer for the Arizona Republic. The Show spoke with him for more about how audiences are behaving as venues attempt to safely reopen.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.