This is one gathering that hasn’t gone up in smoke.
The annual Weedstock music festival is set to go on in Oklahoma despite an ongoing …
This is one gathering that hasn’t gone up in smoke. The annual Weedstock music festival is set to go on in Oklahoma despite an ongoing coronavirus outbreak and pushback from elected officials. The three-day outdoor festival is expected to draw thousands to Stillwater, beginning Thursday, for “peace, love & music from your favorite red dirt bands,” according to the organizers promoting the event. But local Mayor Will Joyce said there was nothing loving about risking the spread of the coronavirus, potentially overwhelming local hospitals and screwing up plans to reopen schools for in-person learning. “It is not the right time for thousands of people to gather for a 3-day music festival,” Joyce said on Twitter last week. “On a more personal level, I’m asking people to consider the general welfare of our community and make the responsible and caring decision not to attend this event at this time,” Joyce went on.
