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. For more details, head here. We want to keep it at your 20% capacity set-up. Artists and our staff and the patrons, I dont think any of them are gunning for us to change anything right now, Zach Ernst, talent buyer for famed Austin blues club Antones,said. Head there for a streamlined rundown of the many events being announced as concerts return. Similarly,Umphreys McGeewas just forced to cancel eight upcoming tour dates after a member of the bands touring team tested positive for COVID-19. While these predictions maintain a cautious optimism, it appears likely that concerts and music festivals will exist in some form this summer and fall. A feature in Time attributed Taiwans success to closing borders early and strictly regulating travel; efficiently producing, stockpiling, and distributing protective masks; rigorous contact tracing and quarantine protocols; and the lasting cultural memory of the SARS outbreak in 2003, which killed ten times more people in the country than COVID-19 has this year. After 15 consecutive years we will miss all the familiar faces and uplifting vibes that our community shares.. The Durant, OK cancellation announcement did not give a specific reason why the band was unable to implement its protocols at the venue. The added safety precautions are set to extend through the end of October 2021, after which theatre owners anticipate a new review of policies in light of current scientific guidance at that time. With no control over the rate of vaccinations in Clark County, EDC organizers hands were tied. Sources at AEG also informed Billboardthat Coachella could return at 60% attendance capacity by next April, although theres been no official decision made just yet. They hate having to take these steps but the safety of the audience and touring crew has to take priority. According to the report, event organizers are still weighing the risk factors to determine if Coachella could return at limited-capacity next April or possibly even October 2021 at full capacity. It was achievable. It seems like an effective strategy to keep money in the festival accounts and help prepare for next year, and we wouldnt be surprised if we see more festivals employ this approach as we move forward. YMSB has not announced any other cancellations, as the rest of the groups January tour dates remain on the calendar. It does appear, however, that Phil and his wife Jill Leshare interested in a lease extension for the neighboring Beach Park, another site of outdoor concerts by Terrapin Crossroads, where the Leshes have reportedly already invested over $200,000. The delay in rescheduling, however, likely had something to do with getting ducks in a row for a special 2021 announcement to help ease the sting of no Peach in 2020: Ticket-buyers who hold on to their 2020 passes for 2021 will be invited to a special additional day on music on Wednesday, June 30th, 2021, the day before the festival starts in earnest on July 1st. The rescheduled event was set to return to the Fair Grounds Race Courseon October 8th10th and 15th17th, 2021. The museum also announced the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will move to the fall with the 36th Induction Ceremony returning to Cleveland. In New York, where ticketed events areonly just being phased back in after a year of empty stages, the famedBeacon Theatre just announced its first new 2021 shows including a five-night run byWidespread Panic in September. For more information, head here. Suwannee Rising, originally scheduled to take place atSpirit of the Suwannee Music Parkin Live Oak, FL on April 16th18th, has been officially postponed. In a note posted to social media, frontman Eric D. Johnson shared the unfortunate news that Fruit Bats shows across California in San Diego, Palm Springs, Pioneertown, San Rafael, Sanoma, Big Sur, and San Luis Obispo would not take place as planned, npr would the bands concert in Pheonix, AZ. Utahs Park City Song Summit has also revealed an extensive list of new safety protocols. 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. As such, the mayors office is officially seeking input from the public as to how the city can safely celebrate Carnival in 2021. ET. In a roundtable discussion inThe New York Times Magazine regarding when and how the economy will restart following the health crisis, bioethicist Zeke Emanuel expressed significant hesitation toward the viability of large-scale events in late 2020. 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. Rebillet ensured that he and his team worked hard to plan the tour with the safety and well-being of concert-goers in mind. Hollywood Bowl announced its 2021 concert season this week featuringHerbie Hancock,H.E.R.,ThundercatandFlying Lotus,Kamasi Washington, and many more. The crowd after a couple minutes goes, 'Fuck this,' and starts throwing shit at the glass . It is the governor who has said, Open our businesses up for 100%, right or wrong.. The 2021 edition of Jazz Fest had been scheduled to take place in late April/early May following its postponement and eventual cancellation in 2020. All ticket buyers will receive an automatic refund. 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. Additionally, the famous large balloons will still be flown without a large number of handlers as per usual, but rather an Innovative, specially rigged anchor vehicle framework of five specialty vehicles tested and approved by the NYPD, de Blasios press announcement on Monday revealed. Organizers ofThe Coachella Valley Arts & Music Festivalannounced on Tuesday that the festival will now take place April 15th17th and 22nd24th, 2022. Less than two weeks later, the band was back on tour. Umphreys McGee shared some reassuring news today, updating fans on the status of its Reykjavik, Iceland destination event,RCKJAVIK. Given that it ends just two days before the fall equinox, many festivalgoers looked to it as the safety net after a canceled summer. Various large-scale festivals have announced updated refund policies for scheduled 2020 events. In addition to splitting the festival into two weekends, each weekend will also be limited to 2,500 attendees, with social distancing in effect as guests are separated into corrals of ten. A few particular announcements this week have felt like full-circle moments as live music attempts to get back to normal. Michael & Emily.. Of note, Nashville, TNthe music cityhas entered phase two of its reopening plan, which allows for certain live performances to resume with social distancing measures in place. In addition to urging fans to get vaccinated, the note also highly recommended wearing masks at the upcoming outdoor shows when closer to 6 feet from otherswhich, at a fully-sold amphitheater show, is pretty much anywhere inside the venue. This week the rules changed yet again, as California officials said that beginning June 15 outdoor events could return to full capacity, with attendees urged, but not required, to show proof of vaccination or a negative test results. In the bands announcement, Widespread Panic assured fans that tickets purchased for the original dates will be honored at the corresponding rescheduled shows. The 2020 edition of Canadian Music Weekin Toronto, Ontario has been canceled. The band has partnered with City Testing Centers to provide free on-site testing to everyone who comes through the door on the first of two nights, 12/30, regardless of vaccination status. We remain committed to providing a safe and enjoyable atmosphere and livelihood for all performers, employees, and supporters of live entertainment and thank everyone for their contribution to these mitigation efforts at this time, the venues said in their statement. Organizers noted that attendees will be required to wear masks at all times, though no social distancing requirements have been listed. In a new feature,The New York Times spoke to the movers and shakers in every corner of the live event industry about the potential fate of events in late 2020. On Friday, Phishannounced that their full 2020 summer tour has been rescheduled to take place in the summer of 2021. Originally rescheduled for April 17, 2021 . Billy Joel is one of the biggest concert draws in the world and continues this achievement with an impressive run of sold-out consecutive stadium shows and concert arenas. Sadly, that hasnt happened.. Even still, bands continue to forfeit 2021 tour dates by the day. The Peach, one of the last remaining early-July events that has not been canceled or postponed, noted in the message that within the next two weeks, [fans] will receive a comprehensive update on the status of the festival. While still officially scheduled to take place from July 2nd5th, The Peach informed fans today that they are indefinitely suspending the scheduled April 30th payment for their ticket layaway program. Resonance Music & Arts Festivalhas been postponed to 2021. All previously purchased tickets will be honored at the new dates. The model has since been decried by local public health officials as inaccurate. Travis McCreerywill perform for a reduced-capacity audience of 125 (the venue normally holds more than 2,300) seated in PODS of two to six people. Organizers for theNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced on Tuesday that the 2021 edition of the long-running festival will now take place from October 8th17th. Read the festivals official statement here. Messages of job losses, illness, emotional and financial pain. The virus isnt gone, DeSantis mentioned with Wednesdays announcement. The full lineup will be announced at a later date. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, owners of the stadium, announced that it had received approval from the Tri-County Health Department to welcome 7,897 fansroughly 44 percent capacityper match beginning with the teams home opener against Austin FCon April 24th. The festivalstill set to occur September 8th12th in Park City, UTwill now require all attendees to be vaccinated, with the last dose received at least 14 days before the event. In yet another blow toTrey Anastasio Bands fall tour plans, drummerRuss Lawtonhas tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of tonights scheduled performance at Columbus, OHsExpress Live! Pointing to current local guidelines, the mega festivals will drop requirements for vaccination proof, negative tests, and masks. But this is how things are for all of us now, I have to stay in just like you have to stay in, and we all know its the peace and loving thing we do for each other.. The International Olympic Committee has stated that the Tokyo Olympic Games should be rescheduled for no later than summer 2021.. appreciated. It appears that this may not be the case and, if Resonance is ultimately canceled, would mark a major movement of the metaphorical line in the sand for mass gatherings. We take the safety of our staff, patrons, & volunteers very seriously. 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. In a Facebook post, festival organizers confirmed that much of the lineup will stay the same, which sees three nights ofThe String Cheese Incident. It was not confirmed whether the support lineup will remain intact for rescheduled dates. It is likely, with the escalating vaccination rollout, that any safety measures issued in February would likely change by August. The festival released a number of updated safety guidelines it would implement for the planned October 2nd4th at Infinity DownsandOak Ridge Farmin Arrington, VA. Its worth noting, however, that the update was clarified with the understanding that things might change.. After seeing first-hand the low transmission data and successful implementation of safety protocols at our other festivals this past month, we feel confident that we can update our Stagecoach 2022 policy, a statement posted to the festivals Twitter page read. As tours continue despite the surging delta variant, various bands and events have issued updated safety guidance and vaccine/testing/mask requirements for upcoming shows. reunion trek following multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the band. Tickets for the July 17th date will be honored for the new date.. Thursday, November 4, 2021, 12:15 p.m. The tour originally consisted of four legs throughout the year. 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. This time I will get to go out there and get my Geddy on. Those concerts were originally slated for June 4th6th and were pushed to July 23rd25th back in April. 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. With similar guidelines now in place for Live Nation and AEG, each day brings similar announcements from major artists and events. The 2020 edition ofTrondossa Music & Arts Festival, theWidespread Panic-hosted event originally scheduled to take place on May 16th and 17th, has been officially canceled due to the ongoing spread of the novel coronavirus. Billy Joel has canceled his very last Madison Square Garden show of 2022 due to an illness he contracted. The Texas-based, multi-weekend festival was scheduled to take place October 2nd4th and 9th11th at Austins Zilker Park. Various legacy artists have now called off extensive 2020 tours as we continue to fight against the spread of the coronavirus. The announcement also states venue landlords could claim $150,000 in money owed from the past few months. Im so sorry to let you know so close to show day, but I was hoping to be closer to a full recovery by now. Michael & Emily pic.twitter.com/SlNdwA2tHd, Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) January 21, 2021. Theres going to be some bands who will come. Johnny Louis/Getty Images. If you were at any of these events, please get a test and if youre feeling sick, stay home. Spafford will play on without Red as the band finishes this leg of its fall tour. In the wake of the mayors announcement, Essence Festival announced its official cancellation on Wednesday. [citation needed] 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. The Bowl moved to Plan C: It is now preparing to sell 100 percent of the venue., Youre getting a firsthand look at how difficult this has been to navigate, especially for those of us who want to open up by summer, said Chad Smith, the chief executive of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, which runs the amphitheater, to the Times. While this latest blow to Bonnaroo was not dealt directly by COVID-19, the festival was only due to take place this weekend due to several prior pandemic-related postponements dating back to early March, 2020. As states begin to loosen lockdown restrictions, were seeing artists, promoters, and venues scramble to meet social distancing guidelines and still host live shows. Organizers forBoston Calling Music Festival, which was scheduled to return this spring after a year off in 2020 due to COVID-19, have announced the cancelation of the 2021 event. Due to the increased transmission of the new Covid-19 variant and to further minimize any potential risks, as a precautionary measure and for the safety of our staff, talent and guests, we have made the decision to cancel tonights iHeartRadio Y100 Jingle Ball, the official iHeartRadio Instagram account posted on Sunday. In a statement posted to social media, organizers stated that though they have been working tirelessly to assure a safe camping experience at Suwannee, the state of Florida itself has not been working as hard toward the same goal. Similarly,Rolling LoudMiami hedged its bets on its initial May dates, but only pushed out a couple of months to July. This includes Paul Williams of Leadfoot Promotions in Tampa Bay, FL, who has come up with an innovative way to encourage vaccinations. Per Treys announcement, starting with Saturday nights performance in Charlotte, Trey Anastasio Band will continue the tour without the horn section. While many concerts set for January have seen cancellation or postponement, the early part of 2022 has also seen the announcement of several festivals scheduled for later in the year. Were trying to entertain folks. With the announcement ofModernas promising new vaccine (partly funded byDolly Parton), we now have two potentially viable vaccine options in progress. Organizers for theNew Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festivalhave announced the cancellation of 2020s event due to the ongoing pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus. Until then, stay safe and stay healthy. For more information on the re-tooled Beanstalk: At The Drive-In festival, head here. The last 24 hours brought lineup announcements from a range of events across the country including Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival (9/29/5),DelFest (9/239/26),HARD Summer(7/318/1), andBristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion (9/109/12). The announcement comes just days after the New Orleans mayor recommended no large events in the city until 2021. 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. Many major tours will kick off in late July and early August, including the newly announced combined summer/fall tour fromPhish. The all-star Central Park show was intended to celebrate a return to normalcy for the city, but unforeseen obstacles remain ever-presentin this case, Mother Nature. He thanked the fans for their support and wished them good health before delivering the unfortunate news. The three large hard rock and heavy metal festivals were scheduled for the first three weekends of May. We wanted to continue to communicate with our fans and update you with valid information as it becomes available. Vaccines are going to be your ticket back to shows, and as of October 4th we will be following the model we developed for Lollapalooza and requiring this for artists, fans and employees at Live Nation venues and festivals everywhere possible in the US, Live Nation president and CEO Michael Rapino said in a statement Friday. On the west coast, event organizers are similarly attempting to navigate the ever-changing rules with regard to vaccination for concert-goers. As eternal optimists, the post said. While frontmanWayne Coyne and the rest of the band are still convinced of the bubble concepts effectiveness, the decision came out of an abundance of caution toward those traveling from outside the OKC area. On social media, the folk-rockers stated that the band would only perform at the venue if it was permitted to operate at full capacity, but noted that At this time, we have been told that the venue will be operating at full capacity by July; should that change, our shows will be cancelled and refunds will be issued.. Organizers noted that the event would aim to return to its customary spring dates in 2022. Today,Billy Stringswas forced to cancel his two-night String The Halls benefit in Nashville following a positive test by someone in his crew.

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