An event organizer struck the wrong tone by originally naming an upcoming music festival in Wisconsin the « COVID Herd Immunity Fest. » After facing backlash online, the event, which takes place from July 16-18, was renamed the « July Mini Fest. »
The festival, which will showcase 15 bands across three days, comes as bands have turned to a variety of new formats meant to continue performing when nearly all venues and festivals are closed or postponed.
Organizers say the show will go on, despite the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has infected over 26,000 Wisconsinites, and killed 766. Wisconsin is one of the nearly 30 states that are seeing a rise in cases compared to the previous week, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
The event organizer did not immediately respond to a request for comment from CNN.
Writing on the Q & Z Expo Center Facebook page, organizers said the crowd will be kept small enough to allow social distancing and everyone will be kept outdoors.
