BottleRock Napa Valley COVID Rules: What To Know For 2021 Event

NAPA, CA — Guns N' Roses, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, Megan The Stallion, G-Eazy, Cage The Elephant, Young The Giant, Milky Chance, Finneas, Village People, Jimmy Eat World — these are just a sample of the artists set to perform at the long-awaited BottleRock Napa Valley music, food and art festival.

Not unlike any other major event, the three-day festival has been postponed more than once since 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. BottleRock 2021 is sold out, and organizers confirmed Monday morning that the festival is still set to take place Friday-Sunday, Sept. 3-5, over Labor Day Weekend at Napa Valley Expo.

Amid the recent surge in delta variant cases regionally and across the nation, as well as a Napa County health order requiring face masks indoors in public settings, festival organizers have implemented stringent COVID entry requirements.

From the event website, here's what to know about health and safety protocols at 2021 BottleRock Napa Valley:

1. Guests must show proof they are fully vaccinated or proof of negative COVID-19 test results.

• Upon entry to BottleRock 2021, all guests (including children of all ages) must show proof they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or proof of a negative COVID-19 test (antigen or PCR).
• The test must have been taken within 72 hours of each day a guest is attending; 3-day ticket holders may be tested Thursday, Sept. 2, or Friday, Sept. 3 for their negative results to be honored on all three festival days. Guests attending Friday must take a test no earlier than Tuesday, Aug. 31. Guests attending on Saturday must take the test no earlier than Wednesday, Sept. 1, and guests attending on Sunday must take a test no earlier than Thursday, Sept. 2.
• In order to be fully vaccinated in time to BottleRock, guests need to show proof of their last vaccine dose of Moderna or Pfizer, or single Johnson & Johnson, by Aug. 20.
• Documentation will be checked daily upon entry. A photo of a guest's vaccination card or negative test result saved to their cell phone is sufficient.

2. Face masks are required for all indoor festival spaces including but not limited to The Spa and The Club. Masks are recommended in outdoor festival spaces but not required, per state guidelines.

3. BottleRock will issue touchless wristbands

4. No cash transactions

5. BottleRock will provide hand sanitizer at more than stations throughout the festival grounds

6. BottleRock asks guests not to attend if any of the following is true for the guest or anyone in their party:

• Within 14 days before attending the festival the guest has tested positive, or has been exposed to someone who has tested positive for, COVID-19;
• Within 48 hours prior to attending the festival, the guest has experienced symptoms of COVID-19 (e.g., a fever of 100.4F or higher, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, chills, repeated shaking muscle pain/achiness, headache, sore throat, loss of taste or smell, nasal congestion, runny nose, vomiting, diarrhea, fatigue or any other symptoms associated with COVID-19 identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention);
• Within 14 days prior to attending the festival, the guest has traveled to any international territory identified by federal or applicable state or local governments as being subject to travel or quarantine advisories due to COVID-19.
• "An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public space where people are present," organizers state on the website. Guests of Bottlerock Napa Valley attend at their own risk, agree to comply with guidelines, and waive "all claims and potential claims against the event organizers and their affiliated companies relating to such risks."

Visit BottleRock.com for complete event information, including the music lineup, transportation options such as BottleRock Buses, parking, or guest accommodations for "The Last Taste Of Summer."