Covid vaccine: French DJ Guetta gets jab ahead of Dubai gig

Dubai - DJ wants everyone to take the Covid-19 vaccine so the world can have a big party in 2021.

By Reuters/agencies

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Published: Thu 4 Feb 2021, 1:40 PM

Last updated: Thu 4 Feb 2021, 1:46 PM

With the live music industry shut down by the pandemic, celebrated French DJ David Guetta said it would be fair for festivals in the future to restrict entry to those vaccinated against the coronavirus.

Also read: Dubai: David Guetta in Burj Al Arab helipad virtual concert


Guetta, 53, who said he has received the first dose of the Covid vaccine, has urged fans to get vaccinated but says he understands and respects that it is a personal decision.

“I think it is absolutely fair. People have the right not to get vaccinated but they cannot impose on other people the risk of making them sick,” he told Reuters on Tuesday.


He also said it would be fair for cities and countries to restrict entry to those vaccinated too.

Speaking to Bloomberg Television’s Manus Cranny in Dubai, the Grammy Award-winning DJ said governments should have done more to support those in the performing arts during the pandemic.

Known for collaborations over nearly two decades with artists such as Snoop Dogg and Kid Cudi, Guetta said he was hoping for an end to the pandemic this year, which has been “terrible for our industry”, and for 2022 to be the “biggest party year” ever.

As soon as concerts and festivals return, he said he would be on tour “non-stop.”

“I have been missing my shows so much.”

This Saturday, Guetta will stream a concert - without fans in attendance - from Dubai’s iconic sail-shaped Burj Al Arab hotel in support of UNICEF and local charity Dubai Cares as part of his “United at Home” charity initiative.

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