Youp van ‘t Hek’s management is currently “deliberating” at the New Year’s Eve conference. The Fencing management reported this on Monday, just after the tightened corona measures leaked. Theaters will have to close their doors until January 19, while the recording of Youps New Year’s Eve conference would take place in Carré.
The organization also claims to have been “taken by surprise by the severity of the measures” and had not taken this scenario into account. Plans are currently being made regarding the possible implementation of the conference. Previously, management had asked the municipality of Amsterdam to make an exception, so that Youp could play its New Year’s Eve conference for 250 people instead of 30 people. This request was denied. Now it seems that no audience is allowed to be present at his performance. The management of Guido Weijers, who is responsible for the New Year’s Eve conference for competitor RTL, announced on Monday that it was looking for a suitable solution for the conference. His tour was canceled in the run-up to it. Among other things, he looks at the use of a studio without an audience.
