Organizers at festivals including Northwest String Summitand Governors Ball have announced rescheduled dates for their planned 2021 and 2022 events. He thanked the fans for their support and wished them good health before delivering the unfortunate news. Milwaukee, WIs annualSummerfest, originally scheduled for June 24thJuly 5th, 2020, has been postponed. 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. Additionally, bothGooseandPigeons Playing Ping Pongassured fans that their New Years runs would continue as scheduled, offering webcasts for those watching at home airing free of charge on each of the bands respective YouTube pages. To care about people being safe is very bad apparently, Williams said. Thank you for your understanding and support during this unprecedented time. Our initial announcement two months ago addressed the fact that we would be looking at the landscape moving forward and adjust as necessary.. This hits the balance of safe reopening. In the U.K., the highly publicized Virgin Money Unity Arena, a 2,500-capacity, socially-distanced concert venue, confirmed on Thursday that it would shut down after just six weeks due to a spike in COVID-19 cases and subsequent new lockdown restrictions on the Newcastle region. Copyright 2023 PopCulture.com. While many summer events have been rescheduling until the Fall, at least one expert continues to believe that those hopes are unrealistic. The 2020 edition of Pitchfork Music Festival, originally set to take place in Chicago in mid-July, has been canceled. Our county went from MODERATE to HIGH level of transmission late last week. We appreciate your understanding and support throughout these unprecedented times and well keep you posted with more information soon.. Well keep you updated as the threshold of cancellations continues to move into 2021 and 2022, keep you up to date on testing and vaccination policies, keep general tabs on the coronavirus constantly evolving disruption of the concert industry, and highlight what measures the industry is taking to adapt. Eggyalso scrapped a planned 12/30 show in New York City as well as a slot opening for Aqueous in Buffalo on 12/31 due to positive cases within the band. Hollywood Bowl, for example, has announced three different reopening plans in the space of a month. Roger WatersThis Is Not A Drilltour, originally set to run from early July through early October, has been postponed until 2021. This list of 20 North American tour dates pales in comparison to the mammoth international tour that the Americana outfit announced in February, however it marks a light at the end of the tunnel. 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. 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. Meanwhile, in the United States, Rapino expressed hesitance for Live Nation to embark on 10% capacity, large-scale events, such as in New York where arenas have recently been allowed to reopen. The tour, which was originally scheduled to take place throughout the spring and summer of 2020, has now been moved to 2021. It may be the path less traveled, but it will get us there nonetheless. We will be releasing an updated lineup soon so stay tuned for more information on that and also details on refunds for any current ticket holders who will not be able to join us for the new dates. Health officials in Riverside County, CA where bothCoachellaandStagecoachfestivals take place have confirmed the two major music events will no longer happenas scheduled in April 2020. 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. On Thursday, Genesis announced rescheduled dates for the bandsThe Last Domino? Those are in order of priority. Watch the full Jason Isbell interview clip here. One clear-cut example of this staggered approach to 2021 is theArdmore Music Hall. The Dave Grohl-led outfits August 3rd show at Huntington Bank Stadium will not take place as planned, though Foo Fighters noted on social media they are looking for an alternative venue. In a recent Rolling Stone feature, music venue owners and operators in Texas and Mississippiwhere all COVID-related restrictions have been liftedlargely stated that they would not take their governors recent blanket statewide reopenings to heart. 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. For fans who purchased tickets directly from this site, your Billy Joel tickets are valid for August 4, 2021 at Fenway Park. If you are unable to attend the new date, you will be able to request a refund at the Eagles website. While all tickets for the May dates will be honored in October and various refund and rollover plans have been made available, the decision has been met with frustration by fans who had already purchased flights and accommodations, taken time off of work, etc. In addition to reports from festival organizers of large numbers of attendees choosing to get vaccinated due to Lollas requirement, Chicago Health Department officials on Tuesday maintained that there have been no signs that the festival was a super-spreader event.. For an updated list of upcoming Twiddle tour dates, head here. The three-night residency set to take place atHarpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre will continue as scheduled, according to the bands statement posted to its social media pages on Thursday. ET. Currently, the state has administered 1.7 million vaccines with the 70% threshold translating to roughly 4.7 million people. These new case numbers would represent roughly 20% of the 1.4 million new coronavirus cases in the U.S. between August 2nd and September 2nd. We are following all of the proper guidelines. For updates, head here. The festival at sea will instead look toward early 2023 for its next voyage. 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. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Additionally, Billy Strings will wrap up a mini spring tour with three pod concerts in Mobile, AL April 9th11th. In other news, evangelical California Christian rocker/failed politicianSean Feucht hosted hundreds of maskless people at an unsanctioned prayer gathering in New Orleans on Saturday, prompting anger and frustration from citizens, local musicians, and city officials alike. If were in a state that we cant utilize 100% of the things that are out there to keep people safe, and youre dealing with artists that have to travel all over the country, I think were in big trouble, he said. If the Americana Honors & Awards show had gone on as planned on September 16th, it would have conflicted with the virtualACM Awards, which are taking place in Nashville for the first time from three crowd-less venues: The Ryman, the Grand Ole Opry, and theBluebird Cafe. As socially-distanced concerts begin taking place with mixed reactionsin states like Arkansas, Florida now looks to be one of the latest U.S. states to begin welcoming fans and paying customers back into places of public business in hopes of restarting local economies. Tickets purchased for the 2020 event will be honored next year, and current ticket holders will soon receive an email with information on how to receive a refund. The announcement came just hours before the band was set to kick off a two-night run at MSG. So he delivered "Zanzibar," an album cut, deep in his set at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night. Coachella, originally scheduled for April 10th12th and 17th19th, 2020, made waves last year as one of the first major festivals to postpone as COVID-19 decimated the live events industry in the United States. Utahs Park City Song Summit has also revealed an extensive list of new safety protocols. 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.. The festival was set to take place June 5th7th and host a lineup featuring Twenty One Pilots,Marshmello,The Avett Brothers,Billy Strings, and many more. New York has a relatively high vaccination rate and other large gatherings (like concerts) are moving forward in the state as of now, but the international scope and extensive traveling involved with the Auto Show likely played a big role in its cancellation. ET. was due to perform. Various other festivals have also announced lineups in the last few days, including, NYCs Blue Note Jazz Festival(6/158/15), Delawares Firefly Music Festival (9/239/26), Michigans Hoxeyville Music Festival (8/138/15), Dark Star OrchestrasCatskill Mountain Jubilee(8/128/14), North Carolinas MerleFest(9/169/19), and Slightly StoopidsCloser To The Sun Mexican destination event (12/812/12). However, because of the lead time we need to produce High Sierra, we simply cant plan production of the festival under the guidelines that currently exist, and dont know at this time whether its feasible to postpone to a later date this year. We will continue to keep you updated as information becomes available.. While gatherings of increasing size may be allowable by law in a growing number of states, it is likely that many fans will not feel safe in such environments until a large enough segment of the United States population has been vaccinated in order to achieve herd immunity. Additionally, supergroupLaMPwill not stage its Northeast New Years Eve run. From these new announcements/rescheduled dates, we continue to see a trend of concert organizers looking past the summer and placing their bets on a revival of live events come Fall. As the number of coronavirus cases in the U.S. blows past previous highs leading into the winter months, a full-blown Ultra Music Festival event took place on Saturday in Taiwan, where the virus has been effectively contained. Conducted on December 12th, the experiment organized by the Foundation against AIDS and Infectious Diseases of the University Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol in the municipality of Badalona brought concertgoers to Sala Apoloin Barcelona. As the sons of the festivals namesake,Del McCoury, noted in the postponement announcement, As weve said many times, we wont do anything that is unsafe, but as we get closer to September, we believe itll be very clear what modifications need to be made to keep all of you people safe. Fans should note that while the 2020 season will not take place as planned, not all of the scheduled concerts have been outright canceled, as some have been postponed and rescheduled with new confirmed dates. Thursday, December 23, 2021, 4:30 p.m. Lastly, in the realm of more localized festivals,BIG SomethingsThe Big What? Even as states like Colorado, Ohio, and others begin to gradually reopen the event economy, the threat of COVID-19 remains real throughout the country. We hope to return to these cities sometime in 2022, the band noted in a statement. Perhaps this added pressure from the government is causing venues to rethink the risks posed to them and their reputations by these socially distanced showsamong others, this weekends moe. At this point, its fair to assume that any show you attend will likely have some version of required proof of full vaccination/negative test within 4272 hours of the event for the foreseeable future. Las Vegass Electric Daisy Carnival(EDC) and various otherInsomniac-produced festivals are reportedly still on for this spring. While bands across the country have managed to find ways to play shows over the last few months, the threat of the virus as a spoiler remains for even the safest, most socially-distanced outdoor concert models. Now, as the live music industry begins to take its first breath of air with socially distanced drive-in concerts, the band has pushed the Austin run of shows to January 21st23rd, 2021. The location opened by theGrateful Deadbassist in 2012 has not resumed restaurant service since reopening following initial COVID lockdowns and has continued hosting only outdoor concerts. The frontman noted that this was no fault of the venues or promoters, who took excellent steps to create a safe environment. Due to the indoor and intimate nature of the venues, however, the band has opted to cancel the shows for now, with Some (most? Details on refunds and rescheduled dates are available here. Make sure you get your shots and go support your favorite bands as they once again start to hit the stage! While the specifics of the new guidance have varied slightly from show to show, the general trend is for concerts and festivals to require full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test within two to three days of the show. Five months after concert promoters and event planners began to cancel or postpone their planned tours, concerts, and festivals, it now appears COVID-19 will wreak havoc on awards season as well. Get more info here. Electric Daisy Carnival, originally scheduled to take place from May 15th17th in Las Vegas, has been postponed. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Monday that the city has canceled all non-essential events in June. In that roundtable, bioethicist Zeke Emmanuelwas quoted as saying that concerts would likely not return until fall 2021 at the earliest. What we dont know: state and local guidelines have yet to address large general admission events. We were looking forward to seeing you all out there, but the health and safety of our fans and crew has to take priority. The full-capacity concert will be the first live music of any kind at the Worlds Most Famous arena since March 10th, 2020, or 460 days ago, when The Brotherscelebrated 50 years ofThe Allman Brothers Bandjust prior to the total shutdown of live music. Elements Music & Arts Festival on Wednesday announced the initial lineup for its 2021 festival set to take place on September 3rd6th, 2021 in northeast Pennsylvania. ET. Thursday also saw the postponement ofGroundUP Music Festival. Primushas officially postponed itsA Tribute To Kings tour for the third time. Thank you to all of our @LiveNation employees for their endless resilience and creativity none of this would be possible without you pic.twitter.com/gdiapVYSyk, Michael Rapino (@Michael_Rapino) February 25, 2021. I think its really really important to continue to stress for people 65 or older and/or with underlying medical conditions, [that they] are strongly encouraged to avoid crowds and to take measures to limit the risk of exposure.. While the general outlook on the second half of the year appears to be increasingly hopeful and vaccine eligibility is steadily opening up to more and more people, the pandemic is not over yet. Touring is our life and performing live for our fans is the best part of our job, the bands statement continued. Plus,Springsteen on Broadway is back! For now, the decision appears to mainly apply to athletic events. Please contact the initial point of purchase for specific information about refunds.. A Warner Bros. In addition to axing its two-night stand atThe Fillmore Miami in Florida, Umphreys McGee has also canceled a pair of shows in New York City set for early January 2022. Live NationPresident/CEOMichael Rapino has even tweeted about the idea several times, and this Rebillet announcement seems like it could be the first of many to come in 2020. On Saturday, CaliforniasGrateful Shredtook to social media to address the growing number of attendees of a recent run of shows in California who contracted COVID. As the band explained along with the tour reduction announcement, While the dates we set out on this past August were primed to be an exciting return, we encountered many challenges in touring through these difficult times. The last two years have been a tough time for bands but we know its been an incredibly frustrating time for fans as well and we are absolutely crushed not to get to play these shows for you, the band continued. We will be following any and all guidelines set forth by the state and beyond! To read the full statement from Genesis, head here. On Tuesday, Bonnaroocanceled its 2021 festival at the eleventh hour due to heavy rain on the Manchester, TN grounds in the wake of Hurricane Ida. New York City MayorBill de Blasio also announced that the city will fully reopen on July 1st, noting that we are ready for stores to open, for businesses to open, offices, theaters, full strength. Music venues will be allowed to reopen to full capacity for the first time since March 2020 after being limited to severely reduced capacities beginning on April 2nd. The organization will also furlough 25% of its full-time non-union workforce, all members of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra (through Sept. 30, 2020), and will let go of all Hollywood Bowls seasonal employees. At this point, most major festivals and tours are looking past 2020 and setting hopeful sights on 2021. A statement shared by Hulaween organizers on Wednesday reads,We are following the COVID-19 epidemic with you as it unfolds. The tour that will see the nu metal pioneers perform the classic 1977Rushalbum at every stop will now take place in 2021 after originally being pushed into the fall due to COVID-19. There has certainly been a lot of movement on the festival front this week. Now, hell have to continue without his drummer, as well. The Broadway production ofJagged Little Pill, featuring the music of Alanis Morissette, has closed due to COVID-19. Brandi Carlile, who won artist of the year last year, is also nominated in the category. Stay tuned for more details very soon. At this time, due to the ongoing circumstances surrounding the Covid 19 pandemic, we have decided to reschedule Summer Camp Music Festival 2021 to take place over the weekend of August 20-22, 2021, with the pre-party taking place Thursday, August 19th. The tours name and overall mission also make for a fitting tribute to late Rush drummerNeil Peart, whodied unexpectedlyearlier this year. We are excited and looking forward to our September tour.. The band will then play five shows in six nights at Madison Square Gardenin New York City (8/6-8/12) before closing the tour with shows in Washington D.C., North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. We are again happy to say that the vast majority of our lineup is able to move with us and join us in August for our 20th anniversary celebration. Tickets are available for refunds at point of purchase and we are working on something special for all those that had a ticket. The bands three scheduled drive-in shows in Vermont next month are, at this point, still moving forward as planned. The festival organizers promise to reach out about these options in the near future. Virtually all early summer events across the globe have seen cancellation/postponement over the past few weeks. All rights reserved. Now, Dave Matthews Bands summer tour will stretch from June to October 2021. Red Rocks Amphitheatre, for example,has hosted and announced a slew of concerts at alimited capacity of roughly 2,500 people per night with social distancing measures in place since April. While brick and mortar venues still wont be open for some time, there are some musical entrepreneurs looking to provide immediate solutions. Grohl appeared unphased by the assemblage, remarking onstage Tonight were gonna play until the cops get called or I fucking collapse. Among the live debut of manyMedicine At Midnighttracks, the band also took onQueens Somebody To Love. Click here to see the full statement from the festival. 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). Lawrence Boone, a talent buyer forThe Far Out Lounge and Stagein Austin, TX encapsulated the shock of many music industry professionals to GovernorGreg Abbotts abrupt reopening of the state and rescinding of its mask order. The four-day festival originally scheduled to return toGreat Stage Parkin Manchester, TN earlier this month wasinitially postponedto the September 2427th in an act of wishful thinking back in mid-March. The past two days have also seen a fair share of developments on the touring side of live music. The concerts originally scheduled for January 13th22nd at the Manhattan theater will now take place on July 21st25th, with all tickets honored on the respective dates. All proof of testing documents must be paired with a valid government-issued ID. The band also advised that fans wear masks at the shows, which are taking place indoors. Grateful Shred does not have another gig scheduled until the Goose-curatedFred The Festival atLOCKN FarmsAugust 20th21st. Spaffordplayed in front of a live audience during a performance at Mesa, AZs Digital Drive-In on Sunday night. 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.
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