The Brits 2021: Great show, shame about the videos
Fans say they loved seeing live music again, but weren’t so keen on the pre-taped performances. …
While the audience are free to mingle without masks and social distancing, the backstage area still has to adhere to strict Covid rules. That means no dressing rooms and minimal crew, making it almost impossible to stage quick-turnaround performances of the scale we’ve become used to (many of the acts, I’m told, have had to put on their outfits in a nearby hotel, drive to the venue, then leave again as soon as they come off stage).