Dad Burns $3,500 Olivia Rodrigo Tix Over COVID-19 Vax Requirement – Billboard

A fired-up dad from Phoenix, Arizona took to Fb earlier this week to rage towards the Olivia Rodrigo machine whereas posting a video during which he claimed to burn $3,500 price of tickets to the singer’s Bitter tour in a protest towards COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

In a Fb put up on Tuesday (Could 17), Doug Wooden defined that he dropped the hefty quantity greater than two months in the past for his teenage daughter’s birthday celebration with associates. “They’ve been so excited together with this am as right this moment is lastly the day of the live performance right here in Phoenix,” he wrote, earlier than admitting that he ought to have in all probability performed his due diligence and skim the “superb print” on the tickets indicating that the present required proof of vaccination.

“Not even a damaging COVID check will work. V_X solely,” he wrote. “I’m like what the heck… oh HELL NO!!! COVIDs over and all the way down to a typical chilly, and it’s additionally simply very minor political theater now by the far left. NOPE!! Olivia Rodrigo and her Sourtour are demanding each 12 12 months previous woman or man and older are totally Bull and boosted! (You learn that appropriately).”

Wooden included a screenshot from the official Bitter tour web page that signifies that each one followers 12 and up want to supply simply proof of vaccination, whereas followers 5-11 want both vax proof or a damaging check inside 48 hours of the present. It additionally notes that for these 12 and older who aren’t vaccinated, “proof of medical exemption solely and a damaging check is required,” with no exceptions.

That seemingly didn’t sit effectively with Wooden, who stated that different reveals on the Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix – equivalent to Friday night time’s (Could 20) Rainbow Kitten Shock’s gig — don’t require proof of a damaging check or vaccine. “That is all her and her tour. Ummm NO! Not occurring and won’t help this. Thoughts you Olivia’s prime viewers is women 12-18 years previous. She is purchased and paid for! That is sick and now she and her homeowners (far left) is indoctrinating younger women with this propaganda and kind of bullying to inject their physique,” Wooden wrote.

He famous that he needed no a part of the necessities and that his daughter and associates “selected their very own… after some tears, lengthy chat, prayer, disappointment, extra prayer” that they might not attend the present. Wooden posted a video on Twitter during which he set fireplace to what he stated have been the tickets with the message, “Take a stand! #freedom #holdtheline #Patriot #Usa.” Within the clip he says “comes some extent in life that you simply gotta take a stand, take a stand for you values” because the handful of paper went up in smoke.

A spokesperson for Rodrigo had not returned a request for remark to Wooden’s put up at press time.

In mild of this spring’s steep plunge in COVID-19 circumstances and hospitalizations, some, however not all, venues and excursions eased or eradicated corona restrictions, with most adhering to both native necessities or following the artist’s lead on whether or not patrons want to indicate any proof earlier than coming into the constructing.

On Thursday, the CDC beneficial a Pfizer covid booster shot for kids 5-11 as infections started to spike once more throughout the nation. New Infections and hospitalizations have spiked 22% over the previous week in keeping with the CDC, which stated that as circumstances have elevated the immune safety supplied by vaccines has waned since most individuals bought their first two pictures.

The CDC additionally beneficial this week that residents in a lot of states the place case numbers are rising once more ought to take into account adopting stricter measures, together with masking in indoor settings and extra testing.

See the ticket burn beneath.