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Photo: Goth Babe | By World Nation News Desk | A manager at Denver’s Ogden Theater claims he was fired by Colorado’s biggest concert promoter for whistling about a concert by a COVID-positive musician. In a lawsuit filed on May 27, Brian Hendricks said he had been working for AEG for 15 years, when Griffin Washburn arrived in Ogden on January 22 “clearly suffering from the quintessential COVID-19 symptoms.” Washburn presents electronic indie music as “Goth Babe”.

According to Hendricks, Washburn told his own tour staff that he should cancel the sold-out Ogden show, which had been moved from the Gothic Theater to allow a larger crowd of 1,700 fans. But the show went on. Washburn tested positive for COVID the next day, claims Hendricks.

Hendricks’ attorney is Rachel Tumin with the Denver firm Jester Gibson & Moore. She said in an interview on Wednesday that it was unclear whether Washburn, who was unwell and canceled a show in Fort Collins for the next night, took the stage in Denver. “That’s a question we have as well.”

A request for comment from Washburn via Goth Babe’s website did not go away.

A review of the concert by 303 Magazine described it as “an immersive experience” involving crowd surfing by Washburn. The theater was described as “an intimate setting even among a bunch of hundreds of strangers”. Photos from that night show a packed house.
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In a statement sent to BusinessDen, AEG denied the allegations.

“AEG Presents is aware of the complaint and believes the allegations to be baseless,” said Michael Roth, AEG’s vice president of communications. “We look forward to defending our position.”
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Read the story here:
https://worldnationnews.com/ogden-theater-manager-says-he-was-fired-for-whistling-at-covid-positive-musicians-concert/

[Thanks to Alex Teitz for contributing this article! http://www.femmusic.com]

Photo: Goth Babe (from his Facebook page)

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