.wildstreet was determined to hit the road during the pandemic — here’s why it all fell apart.
"Brother, I’m over it. I got songs to write... Time to focus on other things and how to be the best I can be, and finally be able to concentrate on music for a minute."frontman Eric Jayk was the final nail in the coffin of the 36-year-old singer's dream of being the first rock band to bust through the COVID-19 lockdown, and put on the safest, hardest-rocking shows possible for his U.S. fans.
The decade-old band -- whose look and sound harkens back to the heyday of late '80s mascara metal had planned to be on the road for much of 2020, playing across the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Europe after completing a brief 10-day tour in February. But everything changed when the U.S. went into lockdown in early March.
Describing how venues such as the Blue Note in Oklahoma City had sent very specific guidelines on their plans for the show, including mandatory masks, temperature checks and limited contact with fans, Jayk said he was more than willing to wear a mask onstage, and follow any venue-mandated safety protocols, if that's what it took to make the gigs happen.
Bob Juliano, the owner of Brandy's on Main in Irwin, Pennsylvania -- where the tour was slated to kick off on Friday night -- was looking forward to adding a national touring act to the smaller, local band shows he's been hosting at the 288-capacity venue, which would have been scaled down to 144 for the Wildstreet show.
"We were putting our finger in the proverbial dike, but every time we did another hole popped open," he said, praising the venues he'd worked with for all the precautions they were taking to keep patrons safe."But I just don't think people are ready to come out and be around other people in situations of 100 or more at a show or a festival."
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