The Smash Mouth concert on Sunday in front of a crowd crowded at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota sparked outrage.
South Dakota has noticed an increase in coronavirus infections in recent weeks.
The band, one of the headliners for the Sturgis Buffalo Chip music festival.
Videos and images posted on social media showed that many members of the giant crowd were disobeying the rules of social distance on Sunday night. Most of the participants did not appear to be dressed in masks.
The event organizers said the symptoms would be published at all access ports and in collection spaces reminding visitors to stay socially away, encouraging the use of masks and explaining the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help save it from the spread of COVID-19, the disease. coronavirus. Masks are mandatory for access and are to maintain them, according to the organizers.
Leader Steve Harwell told the crowd: “We’re all here in combination tonight. Fuck this COVID shit,” a video shows.
NBC News contacted a Smash Mouth representative on Tuesday to comment on the reaction. The representative stated that the organization had no comment.
In a citizen survey conducted in the city, more than 60% said the demonstration would be postponed, the Associated Press reported. But the corporations pressured the city council to keep it going.
Some Twitter users have mocked Smash Mouth, mentioning the word “I’m the sharpest tool in the hangar” of their song “All Star” in reaction to the resolution of playing at the big event.
“Imagine risking exposure to Covid for this … and a voluntary exposure to Smash Mouth at the time,” tweeted one user.
Another user tweeted, “Then Smash Mouth enthusiasts are willing to threaten to kill to pay attention to All Star live.”
Smash Mouth is one of the last musical acts to be criticized for performing on a busy occasion in recent months.
A benefit concert with The Chainsmokers in the New York Hamptons last month sparked outrage and a state investigation after the videos showed participants that they seemed to forget about social estrangement tips.