Behind ‘Vax Live’: How Jennifer Lopez, Foo Fighters. H.E.R., Selena Gomez and Others United to Rock and Repel COVID

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Chris Willman Music WriterAs COVID-19 wanes in the United States, symptoms like loss of taste and smell are on the outs too.

Imminently returning to the “in” list, though: hearing loss.“This is a fucking rock concert!” yelled Dave Grohl, repeatedly, as a Foo Fighters performance that seemed a third louder than any other act’s capped the Global Citizen-produced Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World May 2.

A TV taping for a special to air across networks on May 8, it doubled as the first concert at L.A.’s new SoFi Stadium, and America’s first real stadium show since the pandemic began.

Even with the Foos bringing tinnitus back, you could hear the wider reverberations.“I don’t know how it’ll be looked at three or five years from now,”.