When the pandemic hit in March, the event was rescheduled for September 9th11th. Even as concert cancellations push further and further into summer, Newport Folk Festivalhas continued to announce additions to its lineup. Otherwise, tickets for the canceled festivals will be honored with refunds or admission to next years event. Now that BUKU has gone from postponed to canceled, we wouldnt be surprised to see more events abandon their late-2020 rescheduled dates and turn their sights toward 2021 instead. In the end, the when aspect of the return to relative normalcy in the world of live events may depend greatly on public opinionwhen will audiences feel comfortable with going to shows once again? All tickets will be honored for the rescheduled date and details regarding refunds will be offered when the new date is announced, the band wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. Prior to the industry shutdown, singerDave Grohl revealed the band had completed finalizing the recordings for what will be their 10th studio album. 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. On Tuesday, the Governors of both Texas and Mississippi lifted all COVID-related safety protocols and mask mandates and cleared all businesses to open at 100% capacity, against the warnings of health officials. The idea has sparked optimism in live events promoters and musicians alike. 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. While brick and mortar venues still wont be open for some time, there are some musical entrepreneurs looking to provide immediate solutions. Event organizers cited rising concerns with the COVID-19 Omicron variant. At this point, the cancellation of a festival scheduled for this summer is unsurprising, but its worth noting that this is one of the first cases in which a festival expressed doubts about next year, as well. This week alone, weve already gotten in-person concert announcements come in from Lettuce,Turkuaz,Pigeons Playing Ping Pong,Southern Avenue,Ryan Montbleau,Billy Strings,The Avett Brothers,lespecial, Twiddle, Ivan Neville, Govt Mule, Galactic, Keller Williams, and more. TempleLive and McCready were able to move their show to May 18th, the day venues were allowed to begin reopening, and the show went ahead as planned with social distancing protocols in place. RW Reunion will bring many of your favorite bands, vendors and friends back to Pops for something that looks and feels like RW in all the right ways, but adds changing leaves, cooler temperatures and an even more intimate vibe, the statement reads. An announcement shared by festival organizers on Thursday, which includes veteran photographer Danny Clinch, revealed the new dates along with confirming Pearl Jam and The Avett Brotherswould both stay on for the 2021 lineup. All existing sold tickets will be honored for the new concert date. Our team spent the last 48 hours working through every possible scenario to not only make sure that the experience would be as great as possible given the current guidelines, but to make sure the event was safe in every way. Your health, along with the health of our musicians, food and crafts vendors, and all of the folks that work to make the magic happen, remains the priority as we plan the return of Jazz Fest. While this doesnt come as the largest surprise, Electric Forests cancellation decidedly pushes the line in the sand further back in the summer. We would love to see you wear a mask; its smart for everybody right now, Travis told Rolling Stone. We are all ready to get together again and share that special spirit that lives at Jazz Fest. The new tour announcement confirms that the band will still perform this summer at a few of the previously scheduledWheels of Soultour stops including Jacksonville, FLsDailys Place(6/11, 6/12), Gilford, NHsBank of New Hampshire Pavilion(7/3), and Morrison, COsRed Rocks Amphitheatre(7/30, 7/31), with the Red Rocks run falling on the same weekend on which the 2021Wheels of Soulstop was initially scheduled. All Broadway theatrical productions will remain on hiatus until next year, as producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through January 3rd, 2021,Billboard reported on Tuesday. Between unforeseen cancelations, health & safety risks, & logistical travel concerns, touring in this ever-changing reality has forced us to take a hard look at our ability to go back out on tour while were still facing these same issues and more, including continued public health concerns.. It is likely, with the escalating vaccination rollout, that any safety measures issued in February would likely change by August. New dates are being worked on at this time and information will become available the moment its able to be shared. Most of the rescheduled dates, originally slated to take place in March and April, will now take place in October and December. RATMs 2021 tour dates will now kick off on June 3rd at Don Haskins Centerin El Paso, TX before the band makes its way through New Mexico, Arizona California, Oregon, and Washington. Angry picketers donned signs comparing theDave Grohl-led rock outfits decision to a modern form of segregation, reading Foo Fighters fight to bring segregation back and event for vaccinated only, unvaccinated not allowed.. And well work with all the local public health authorities. At the time the 2020 Jazz Fest was canceled, festival organizers aimed to host the next event in the spring of 2021. This latest announcement comes following the jamgrass outfits cancellation of shows last week in Ohio and Kentucky following a positive COVID test within the band. Mayor DeBlasio Cancels NYC Events Through June. The final result showed that none of the 463 concertgoers were infected with SARS-CoV-2, while two of the 496 members of the control group were infected. For details about the postponement, head here. This weekendsWidespread Panicrun atACL Livein Austin, Texas has been postponed due to a positive covid test for frontmanJohn Bell, the band announced on Friday. Bily Joel announced on social media Sunday that he had to postpone his planned Madison Square Garden concert on Monday until summer of 2023 due to an illness. Our initial announcement two months ago addressed the fact that we would be looking at the landscape moving forward and adjust as necessary.. Its life and then its liberty, and then its the pursuit of happiness. In the end, the singer-songwriter echoed the words of the founding fathers in response to those who claim policies like his infringe upon their basic freedoms as United States citizens. The safety and wellbeing of the fans is our paramount concern and with his in mind, we had to take this decision. The band added 10 new stops to the tour in Ontario, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado in an effort to help make it up to fans. This makes the realities were facing disappointing, but unfortunately necessary. They look forward to seeing you upon their return.. 2. In New York City, bothMadison Square Garden andBarclays Center plan to reopen with extremely limited fan attendance for their respectiveNBAandNHL teams. Rather than tell you all of the events that have been canceled, postponed, or changed due to COVID, this article will track the elongation of the coronavirus concert shutdowns as they continue to develop. To our fans, band, crew, and all of the venues around the country, thank you for your love and support! Updated Additionally, a roundtable discussion inThe New York Times Magazinepublished this week quotes bioethicist Zeke Emanuelas saying that fans shouldnt expect mass gatherings, such as concerts, to return until fall 2021 at the earliest. We also are aware that there might be some initial pushback, but Im confident and hopeful that, at the end of the day, we will be on the right side of history and doing whats best for artists, fans, and live event workers.. The Ryman Auditorium, affectionately known as The Mother Church of Country Music, will host a live concert with a live audience this Friday, September 4th for the first time since shows at the Nashville venue were paused in March. Organizers forThe Hog Farm Hangouthave announced the postponement of its 2020 festival. ExplainedHenry Timms, president of New Yorks iconicLincoln Center, Its very hard right now to see a path to anything which looks like the traditional fall season. The show stopped performances on Saturday, citing a limited number of positive Covid test results. Producers then on Monday night announced it would not reopen. 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. All Rights Reserved. As of now, Deftones are still scheduled to perform at previously announced festival appearances includingBonnaroo,Welcome To Rockville, and PortugalsNorth Music Festival. The move, de Blasio explained, was a clear message to unvaccinated New Yorkers. We will miss them all. A number of artists from this years lineup are also expected to return in 2021 as well, but the announcement didnt go into detail. While few events have outright required vaccination for entry, many have outwardly endorsed people getting the shot before coming to shows. The event was set to open to the public on August 20th at New York Citys Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Some inspiring news out of the Northeast today with a pair of announcements from New York City and Atlantic City, respectively. 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. Luckily, DMB found a substitute inBen Golder-Novick. A statement shared to the bands social media pages on Friday morning reads, Foo Fighters have cancelled the Van Tour 2020. ET. Matthews appeared solo, withTim Reynolds, with the remainder of the usual band lineup, and in a hybrid formation with members of opening actDumpstaphunk. As organizers noted in the 2021 cancellation announcement, Voodoo Music + Arts Experience will take a pause in 2021 and will return to City Park for an epic Halloween experience in 2022. Organizers for Georgias SweetWater 420 Festand the U.K.s Glastonbury have both announced the cancelation of their 2021 festivals. While some organizations are experimenting with reduced-capacity, socially distant events, others see them as an impossibility for reasons both economic to philosophical. While no official announcement has yet come from the band, it was reported in theBoulder Daily Camerathat all sporting events, concerts, commencements, and other mass gatherings at Folsom Field are canceled until August. On Wednesday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomoannounced that the theater district would reopen at full capacity in September 2021, and tickets for Broadway shows beginning on September 14th are now on sale. The late John Prine, who won artist of the year a record three times, is vying for a record-extending fourth award in that category. Click here for a complete list of the remaining tour dates. The festivals location in California, which is still under more stringent COVID-19 safety protocols than the rest of the country, may also play a factor in the decision to postpone once more. Tickets for this year will roll over to next year. The lenght of the pause for the tour remains uncertain as additional dates have been canceled incrementally in the last few days. Meanwhile, while inside the grounds, social distancing guidelines will be enforced by social distancing ambassadors.. Genesis will end the tour at The O2in London, England with a three night run from October 11th-13th. The long-running Northwest String Summit which takes place at Hornings Hideout in North Plains, OR every summer will return next year over the weekend of July 21st24nd, 2022. With both James and Jennifer now out of play, Anastasio announced that he would finish out the tour without a horn section. Earlier this week, The Recording Academy announced that its annualGrammy Awards broadcast, which was scheduled for January 31st, has been pushed to March as the virus situation continues to worsen in Los Angeles and surrounding areas. Keep your Summer Camp spirit alive, well see you again. This marks further festival cancellations pushing into the month of June, joining the previously mentioned Glastonbury, as well asBonnaroo, Backwoods At Mulberry Mountain, Summerfest, Firefly, and an ever-expanding list of others in theUnited States. Due to Burning Mans size and the global audience it attracts, it is inherently a more high-risk event with regard to its potential to spread the virus. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to joining you at a time when we feel more confident about keeping you, our crew, and ourselves safe.. So he delivered "Zanzibar," an album cut, deep in his set at Allegiant Stadium on Saturday night. If you buy tickets together you can sit together, but otherwise, you have to social distance, and God willing, this is the first step of what I hope is many more to come.. Over across the pond, thousands of young people convened for an illegal rave at an airfield outside of Bath in England. The past six days have brought with them a flurry of announcements of festivals and whole tours. On Tuesday, over 150 independent venues in New York City including theBitter End,Bowery Ballroom,Nuyorican Poets Cafe,Babys Alright,Knitting Factory, and more announced the formation of theNew York Independent Venue Association (NYIVA), which is affiliated withNIVA on a more regional level. The bands pair of shows atTerminal 5on January 14th and 15th will no longer take place, though UM is still slated to play shows in Buffalo, NY (1/20/22), Syracuse, NY (1/21/22), and Albany, NY (1/22/22) ahead of a winter tour. The study was posted online and announced at a news conference on Thursday but has not yet been peer reviewed. He had previously issued a similar cancellation order for the month of May, noting that the status of June was still under review at that time. In its place,Derek TrucksandSusan Tedeschion Tuesday announced theFireside LIVE tour, a run of socially distant, outdoor shows with a pared-down band lineup. While this is certainly a step toward some sort of normalcy in terms of live concerts, its only a small one. By this point, youve surely heard about the growing trend of drive-in concerts as a substitute for regular mass gatherings this summer. With the uncertainty of when these guidelines may roll out and how they may or may not affect the event, we have decided to move 4848 Festival to Labor Day Weekend. Beanstalk: At The Drive-Inwill adhere to state social distancing guidelines in an effort to provide fans with the live music experience they crave while keeping their health and safety in mind.