Joel was originally supposed to take the stage for that show May 2, 2020. Although the thought oflive music getting back to normalis something we are all eagerly anticipating, the hardline decision from DeSantis has unsurprisingly troubled some local officials. As the band noted in an announcement, Due to the current COVID case numbers in parts of the US, we have decided to start our tour later this fall. Though fans are starting to see medium and even large-scale events return for summer and fall 2021, the mega festivalwhich sees a daily attendance of 125,000 peopleis opting to move to spring 2021 in the hopes of going on sans restrictions. On Tuesday, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced that the state Department of Health will issue a cease and desist order to stop Fort Smith theaterTempleLive from going through with their highly-publicized, socially-distancedTravis McCreadyshow this Friday. Yet, given the information available today, and the uncertainty surrounding very large gatherings, we cannot in good conscience proceed with the festival this year. The move by Bob Weir and Wolf Bros signals an industry trend towards canceling all events in 2020. While phase two allows for live performances to begin under the aforementioned circumstances at Restaurants & Bars Serving Food, Socially-Driven Businesses will remain closed during phase two. The 2020 edition of Snowshoe, WVs 4848 Festival, originally scheduled to take place from July 9th11th, 2020 has been postponed until July 8th10th, 2021. I would climb up cables and hang upside down, anything to get attention." And again, once we are able to finalize what artists are able to make the move with us, we will provide details on refunds for those patrons who are not able to make the new dates. Spafford will play on without Red as the band finishes this leg of its fall tour. A number of artists from this years lineup are also expected to return in 2021 as well, but the announcement didnt go into detail. In the best interest of everyones health and safety, Dave Matthews Band will perform this weekends shows in an alternate format. However, the existence of a vaccine would represent something of a light at the end of the tunnel for live musicanactual way out of this mess. The tour, which was originally scheduled to take place throughout the spring and summer of 2020, has now been moved to 2021. Your effort and contribution in providing this feedback is much pic.twitter.com/t3ZnBCIWAJ, SweetWater 420 Fest (@420fest) January 21, 2021. Andtheyre going to be able to ticket [through] online ticketing and charge for performances, which will allow a source of revenue to be had by cultural organizations and allow our artists to be paid.. A statement shared by event organizers on Tuesday reads. and will have to sit out the rest of the tour. New OrleansFrench Quarter Festival has similarly rescheduled its usual spring event to the fall. Executives atGoldenvoice andAEG Presents are reportedly planning to reschedule the dates for Coachellaand likely Stagecoachfor the third time to the fall of 2021. The statement also notes that organizers will continue to plan the 2021 edition of Pitchfork Music Festival if the public health situation allows it.. Touring is our life and performing live for our fans is the best part of our job, the bands statement continued. The majority of people in my world were like, What the [expletive] are you doing? Like, Dont do that right now, were starting to make some progress, Boone told Rolling Stone. See the bands post for a full list of dates. For more information or to read Johnsons note about the cancellations, click here. Michael & Emily.. Everyone should wear a mask. 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The 30 total dates which have been outright canceled include the shows which were supposed to have taken place in North America throughout the spring dating back to March 12th in Eugene, OR, and up through June 23rd in San Francisco. We are all ready to get together again and share that special spirit that lives at Jazz Fest. Goldenvoice first rescheduled the two spring 2020 festivalswhich both take place on the same location in Indio, CAto October 2020, but by mid-summer organizers were ultimately forced to push both events back even further to spring 2020. While we are disappointed to share this news, the health and safety of our fans, artists, partners, staff and community remains our top priority. Tickets for The Strokes performance at Barclays Center with Mac DeMarco and Hinds on April 6th are on sale now. Its worth taking note that while thisLive Nation-produced festival has been canceled, various other Live Nation festivals like The Peach (July 2nd5th) and Camp Bisco (July 9thJuly 11th) are still, officially, going forward at this time. Ticketholders who are unable to attend the new dates will receive emailed instructions on how to request a refund. That same production company also puts onLouder Than Lifein Louisville, KY (9/1820), Aftershockin Sacramento, CA (10/911), and Bourbon and Beyond in Louisville, KY (9/2527). An announcement shared to the bands Facebook on Thursday reveals that while theyve attempted to determine whether pushing theirspring and summer 2020 dates back to the upcoming fall months is possible due to the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, it just doesnt seem worth the effort with so much up in the air heading into June. Though organizers maintain that they tried to enforce social distancing guidelines, video from the event showed large crowds of people generally ignoring CDC and state guidelines. Taylor Hill/Wireimage Concert cancellations and postponements continue to pile on as the Omicron. While we havent yet seen bands revert back to rescheduling shows based on precaution en masse, as was commonplace in 2020, the recent surge in new cases seems to confirm that COVID-19 is far from finished disrupting live performances as 2021 ends and 2022 begins. In March, theInternational Olympic Committee postponed the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games, originally set to take place from July 24thAugust 9th, to an undetermined date in 2021, and American pro sports leagues like the NBA,NHL, andMLB remainon indefinite hiatus. While festival cancellations and one-year deferments are nothing new in 2020, this added musical incentive for fans to hold on to their tickets is something we havent seen until now. On Tuesday, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that New York City would become the first U.S. city to require at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine in order to participate in a variety of activities including indoor dining, gyms, and performance venues. For example, Weenjust canceled a run of indoor June shows in Texas and Oklahoma outright, but opted to postpone an outdoor show in Minneapolis to August rather than rescheduling. As Insomniac CEO Pasquale Rotella recently noted on Instagram, I know a lot of you are looking for an EDCLV update, so yes, were continuing to plan EDC Las Vegas & Beyond Wonderland for their scheduled dates. While many large-scale events around the country have already set their sights on the Fall, this latest development could indicate that September/October may no longer be looking as viable as they did a few weeks ago. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has given businesses including bars, movie theaters, concert venues in 64 counties the green light to reopen this Friday (June 5th) as part of the states Phase 2 of the reopening process. Aside from Washington, D.C., additional cities affected include Brooklyn, NY (1/21); Philadelphia, PA (1/22); Fairfield, CT (1/23); Pittsburgh, PA (1/26); Harrisburg, PA (1/27); Albany, NY (1/28); and Cambridge, MA (1/29). On the new COVID protocols front, Martinsville, VAsRooster Walk Festivalhas implemented the now-standard testing/vaccination protocols seen at shows and festivals aroun the U.S. in recent weeks. Tuesday, September 1st, 2020, 4:30 p.m. As the announcement from the band notes, [We] have not, to date, done a lot of work in the 0% to 50% capacity business. Sadly, that hasnt happened.. Citi Field, which is currently being used as a city-run mass vaccination site, will also aim to prepare the stadium for in-person fans ahead of theMLBs opening day in April. The safety and wellbeing of the fans is our paramount concern and with his in mind, we had to take this decision. After another show at the Pepsi Center (9/18), and a single show in Dallas, TX (9/21), the Eagles will head to Phoenix, AZ (9/24, 9/25); St. Paul, MN (10/1, 10/2); Los Angeles, CA (10/15, 10/16, 10/19); and San Fransisco, CA (10/22, 10/23). This week, the ongoingAllman Family Revivaltour made the call to cancel a show in Tulsa and move four west coast shows to 2022 after a multiple people on the loaded tour lineup tested positive for the virus. In that roundtable, bioethicist Zeke Emmanuelwas quoted as saying that concerts would likely not return until fall 2021 at the earliest. We are sooooo excited about this! This news comes as Live Nation and its U.K. subsidiaryFestival Republicsold over 170,000 concert tickets in 72 hours overseas. In Colorado, where smaller shows have been going on for several weeks, a new spike in cases has pushed the state back to Phase 3 of its reopening plan, a step in the wrong direction with regard to the viability of full live shows in the near future. All tickets purchased for the original shows will be valid for the rescheduled performances. In the meantime, we urge everyone to follow the guidelines and protocols put forth by public health officials, so that we can all soon experience together the joy that is Jazz Fest.. The new cancellations also extend beyond the Big Easy. Last week,Telluride Blues & Brews Festival announced the lineup for its 2020 event, which is set to take place in Telluride, CO from September 18th20th. Even as concert cancellations push further and further into summer, Newport Folk Festivalhas continued to announce additions to its lineup. So were hoping by the third week in January that all this activity around New Years Eve and Christmas will have started to play out. Now, with Dead & Company tour canceled, it is likely only a matter of time before other large-scale outdoor summer tour cancellations begin to roll in as well. New dates for the shows have yet to be announced. Head to the 4848 Festival website for more information. While the status of live events during 2020 is still very much in question, RadioheadsThom Yorkehas taken a proactive approach, moving several postponed dates from the spring-leg of his Tomorrows Modern BoxesTour to the fall. Billy Joelalso had to make adjustments to his tour schedule on Wednesday afternoon, pushing his January 14th performance at New York Citys Madison Square Garden to August 24th. They join a slew of acts likeBilly Strings,Marcus King,SunSquabi,Goose,Twiddle,Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, and more in devising creative ways to still perform this summer. While the safety of audiences is a top priority for artists and promoters, the musicians themselves arent immune to the effects of COVID asKISSfans have seen over the past week. Effective August 15th, all patrons attending events at those four venues will be required to present either proof of vaccination against COVID or a negative test from the past 72 hours. The announcement follows Live Nations main competitorAEGs announcement that all staff and patrons must be vaccinated as of October 1st. While the worlds ofMajor League SoccerandPhishdont often intersect, fans of both the Vermont jam band and Colorado Rapidsreceived a bit of good news on Thursday whenDicks Sporting Good Park in Commerce City announced that it will host 8,000 fans at Rapids home games beginning later this month. As the band notes in their cancellation announcement, We feel that June is too soon for such a large gathering and no other dates are available at the venue this year. But fortunately, it does seem to really help with reducing sickness and preventing hospitalization.. This is a relatively significant development to the ever-moving concert cancellation threshold. New dates have yet to be announced, though the bands noted that the 2021 dates will take place at the same venues initially scheduled for 2021. In a statement releasedon Sunday night, Doja Cat informed fans of her positive result and that she would cancel all of her remaining appearances on the tour, including Philadelphia, PA (12/13); Washington, D.C. (12/14); Atlanta, GA (12/16); and Miami, FL (12/19). As cases of the COVID-19 delta variant continue to spread, various adjustments are being made to events health and safety policies with regard to the ongoing threat of the virus. Organizers announced that instead of the physical gathering, the weekend originally slated for Lollapalooza will host a digital festival, complete with archival footage from past events as well as new footage from concerts around Chicago and beyond. We look forward to sharing more information around headliners, lineup and vendors as we get closer to the 2022 festival. A growing number of large-scale tours are throwing in the towel on 2020 and looking toward next year. Specifically, the state has a goal of reaching 70% vaccination by the start of summer. Organizers at Suwannee Hulaween remain optimistic that the 2020 edition of the annual music event will indeed take place at the Spirit of Suwannee Parkin Live Oak, FL this fall on October 29th-November 1st. The Disco Biscuits will now fill in SCI at Backwoods. The summer home to the Boston Symphony Orchestra which also hosts a Popular Artists Series will reopen for live performances with fan attendance beginning July 9th and lasting until August 16th. Health officials in Riverside County, CAhome of the Empire Polo Clubthen announced back in January that the event would not take place in 2021. The Black Keyshave officially canceled their 2020 summer tour. Now, organizers are throwing in the towel on 2020 and looking toward May 28th30th, 2021 for their anniversary celebration. Canceled stops include shows in Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Texas. AtSummer Camp Music Festival in Chillicothe, IL, organizers are also seeking to convince attendees to get vaccinating before attending later this month. Then we might be able to be in a stable position when we can say, Lets try to do these space bubble concerts.. ET, Dispatch canceled all of its planned fall 2021 acoustic tour dates on Friday. HeAthens Homecoming was set to include support from Jay Gonzalez and the Guilty Pleasures,Pilgrim, Mtrik,Camp Amped Band, andDavid Lowery and the Georgia Crackers. There was no mention as to what next years lineup might be compared to the planned 2020 lineup with the cancelation announcement. Ringo Starrhas also pushed his North American 2020 tour to next year. It is appreciated, that for whatever reason, those planning on attending the shows may not feel comfortable doing so, so by moving the tour we can alleviate some of those concerns and in turn that will allow the band and the crew to prepare with less unpredictability and create a show that both the band and fans alike will treasure and enjoy.. Grateful Shred does not have another gig scheduled until the Goose-curatedFred The Festival atLOCKN FarmsAugust 20th21st. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, along withDenver Performing ArtsComplexandMcNichols Civic Center, were allclosed indefinitely in OctoberbyDenver Arts & Venues, the firm that operates the venues for the city and county of Denver. We appreciate your understanding and support throughout these unprecedented times and well keep you posted with more information soon.. Now, as the line in the sand moves ever-further into the summer, organizers at Bunbury have decided the best course of action is to cancel this years event, and to begin planning for next year. For the latest updates, be sure to sign up for our Red Rocks newsletter (redrocksonline.com/signup) and visit our website for up-to-date calendar listings and information. I miss touring and miss all of you. This includes Paul Williams of Leadfoot Promotions in Tampa Bay, FL, who has come up with an innovative way to encourage vaccinations. As the singer told Rolling Stone, If you have to get on a plane, find a hotel thats a lot of areas that arent our concert. The announcements from Rocklahoma and Summer Camp signify the likelihood that most events in May will be canceled or postponed. The next High Sierra is now set to take place in the summer of 2022. The 2020 edition of Pitchfork Music Festival, originally set to take place in Chicago in mid-July, has been canceled. The past two days have seen a flurry of activity in the music world as different states, artists, and festivals move in seemingly different directions. The Agoura Hills warm-up gig comes as Foo Fighters prepare for a concert on June 20th at Madison Square Garden. The Texas-based, multi-weekend festival was scheduled to take place October 2nd4th and 9th11th at Austins Zilker Park. The Disco Biscuits Camp Bisco, another Live Nation festival originally set to take place at Montage Mountain the weekend after The Peach, announced a similar 20202021 postponement plan on Monday. From crowdless, concept tours by bands like Twiddle and SunSquabito Pigeons Playing Ping Pongs multi-set Homefest toGooses virtual Bingo Tour toSpaffords late-May drive-in show, bands are starting to find new ways to perform for their fans now, even while regular mass gatherings remain out of the question. Click here for a complete list of the remaining tour dates. The Man, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, and more. As cancellations dwindle and announcements increase, the main hurdle for live musics return from the pandemic is navigating the uncertain waters of post-pandemic concerts. The decision came as a shock to the citys Krewes, who had been instructed to devise ways to make their parades comply with social distancing guidelines but had not been given the indication that they would be canceled outright. The 2020 edition of Summer Camp Music Festival has officially been canceled. The racecourse, which has hosted horse races regularly since 1882, has been reconfigured for live concerts with personal, raised platforms for each cluster of guests and strict rules regarding parking, concessions, bathrooms, and more to keep fans safe while attending shows during the ongoing pandemic. In New York City, bothMadison Square Garden andBarclays Center plan to reopen with extremely limited fan attendance for their respectiveNBAandNHL teams. The large scale gathering also marks the final megafestival of the summer to be rescheduled, following others such asCoachella and Bonnaroo. And in order to get it back, we need to be able to use all of our resources.. On the west coast, event organizers are similarly attempting to navigate the ever-changing rules with regard to vaccination for concert-goers. An appropriately-titled second wave a final wave of artists for the 2021 lineup will be revealed in the coming months. The rerouted dates (health and safety permitting) are at RATM.com and your tickets will be honored for the postponed shows. The virus isnt gone, DeSantis mentioned with Wednesdays announcement. AEGhas amended its previously announced vaccine requirement for attendees of Coachella Valley Music & Arts FestivalandStagecoach Festival in 2022. Reports surfaced that Coachella and Stagecoach would take place in fall 2021, though no exact dates were officially confirmed. Hulaween isnt alone in their optimistic views of what lies ahead for the live music industry. We look forward to continuing the Red Rocks tradition with you, safely, next year. This is fully in line with the rest of the industry, as most (if not all) events in June have already. Though we feared this would happen, we have until now hoped that it wouldnt end this way. Those scheduled to perform at the Christmas-themed pop-up show in Florida included Black Eyed Peas, Sean Paul, Anitta, Saweetie, Monsta X, Tai Verdes, and more. The two announcements follow the cancellation of the Global Dub Festival (scheduled for May 15th) earlier in the week on Tuesday. To read the full statement from Genesis, head here. "Please be advised that the upcoming Billy Joel concert originally scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, May 2, 2020 that was postponed to Friday, January 14, 2022 has now been rescheduled to Wednesday, August 24, 2022," the announcement continued. While Coachella did not post its new vaccine policy its social media pages, the festival did update its website with the exact same language, which applies to its event at the same location on April 15th17th and 22nd24th. Even as bands and promoters alike try to come up with creative solutions to the overwhelming constraints put on the live music industry, the reality of the pandemic is inescapable. Within its announcement, however, High Sierra issued some good news: The festivals updated initial lineup for 2021 will feature scheduled 2020 headliners like Joe Russos Almost Dead,Ziggy Marley,The Disco Biscuits,Lettuce, and more in addition to newly added acts like Dr. Dog,Marco Benevento, and more. The bandsEnd Of The Roadtour is set to resume on September 9th at theFivePoint Amphitheatrein Irvine, CA. Foo Fighters helped lead the charge in the return of arena and stadium concerts earlier this year. Instead, the cross-genre gathering will now take place October 1st3rd and 8th10th, 2021. For more information, head here. Originally scheduled for fall 2020, Genesis initially moved the tour to spring 2021. The report shared on Wednesday comes after organizers for arguably the largest and most successful pop and country music festivals in North Americahave already been forced to reschedule their events not once, but twice since the emergence of COVID-19 in the early months of 2020.
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