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The Chainsmokers‘ drive-in concert in the Hamptons sure looked dangerous, COVID-wise, but sources connected to the charity event say don’t believe your eyes … and insist coronavirus guidelines were in place.
These sources tell TMZ … videos circulating of the Saturday night concert are misleading, and don’t show how the area in front of the stage was fenced off and only allowed 10 people per section.
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Mind you, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo saw the videos from the weekend show, and was livid. He called out the concert for “egregious social distancing violations,” and the New York State Department of Health has launched an investigation.
However, the sources connected to the concert say the section right in front of the stage was for family and friends and people who worked the event — and didn’t have car spaces to watch the show.
Obviously, they should still maintain social distancing, but we’re told the general public was NOT allowed to rush the stage and pack that area.
On top of that, our sources say organizers of the Southampton even obtained all the proper permits from the city for a public gathering and adhered to all the COVID-19 regulations … including temperature checks at the door, providing masks, and having security monitor physical distancing among the various parties in the drive-in crowd.
We’re also told reports of the concert being shut down for not following the public health rules are untrue. Our sources say the permit only allowed the event to go until 10:30 PM … so it ended at 10:25 PM.
As we reported … health commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker says he’s “at a loss as to how the Town of Southampton could have issued a permit for such an event, how they believed it was legal and not an obvious public health threat.”