Dutch Clubbers Invited To Dancefloor For Lockdown Study

People in the Netherlands hit the dancefloor once more for an event which was a government-backed experiment to figure out how venues can safely organise things going forward as their coronavirus restrictions ease. If you want to be filled with jealousy, watch this video:

There was a total of 1,300 people that won tickets for the event which was help at The Ziggo Dome - a venue that has capacity for 17,000 people.

There were 100,000 applicants for tickets, which just goes to show how eager people are to get back to drinking and dancing.

The tickets cost €15 (£13) and sold out in 20 minutes.

Attendees enjoyed sets from Dutch DJs Sam Feldt, Lady Bee and Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano.

According to Dutch News, one reveller said: "It is so fantastic to be here with everyone. It all felt a little awkward at the beginning, but then everyone went wild."

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Organisers Mojo en ID&T described the party as 'historic', with operations officer Rosanne Janmaat telling broadcaster RTL: "Hopefully this is the key to allow more things to open."

Mojo's chief executive Ruben Brouwer added: "We've shown that we can organise an event very safely.

"We're learning a lot from this event, but it is even more important that we can continue."

Those with tickets were divided into five separate groups of 250 people each and one with 50.

They had different rules that they needed to abide by and were monitored for contact with others.

Everyone had to hand over a negative coronavirus test, but from there some of the bubbles had to wear face masks while others were told to shout and cheer.

Participants were also asked to drink a non-toxic fluorescent fluid to help analyse how much saliva people spit out when they sing. Nice, right?

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Government advisers will now use the data collected to make decisions on how to ease restrictions when it comes to nightlife.

Tim Boersma, of Fieldlab, the organisation carrying out the research for the government, said: "We hope this can lead to a tailor-made reopening of venues.

"Measures are now generic, allowing for instance a maximum of 100 guests at any event if coronavirus infections drop to a certain level.

"We hope for more specific measures, such as allowing the Ziggo Dome to open at half its capacity."

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