BassistLes Claypoolsummed up the bands feelings with a post announcing the further delay, Third time is the charmweve postponed this Tribute to Kings tour twice now. This time I will get to go out there and get my Geddy on. Announced on Tuesday, The Greek Theatres cancellation of its entire 2020 season aligns with State, County, and City mass gathering guidelines for COVID-19 prevention. During this difficult time we also respect the fans who want their ticket money back. Our initial announcement two months ago addressed the fact that we would be looking at the landscape moving forward and adjust as necessary.. Some optimistic event organizers, however, are looking toward the second half of the year with a measure of hope for large-scale festivals and outdoor events. With more than 20 million vaccines administered across the state, it is time to turn the page on our tier system and begin looking to fully reopen Californias economy, Gov. Las Vegass Electric Daisy Carnival(EDC) and various otherInsomniac-produced festivals are reportedly still on for this spring. Please join us in wishing Red a speedy recovery and we hope to see you for these last three nights of tour., Wednesday, October 20, 2021, 1:30 p.m. The 2020 lineup was set to include Jack Johnson,Phil Lesh & Friends,Tash Sultana,Stick Figure,Umphreys McGee, and more. If things change, however, we have backup dates in place & Ill let you know soon., A COVID-19 waiver of liability posted on the Insomniacwebsitereads, By entering the venue and/or the event, you acknowledge the contagious nature of COVID-19 and voluntarily assume the risk that you may be exposed to or infected by COVID-19 and that such exposure or infection may result in personal injury, illness, permanent disability, and death., Last week duringLive Nations Q4 2020 earning call, CEOMichael Rapinoexpressed confidence that 75100% capacity events would return to key U.S. states later this year. The 50th-anniversary edition of Roskilde Festival, scheduled to take place at Animal Showgroundsin Roskilde, Denmark on June 27th-July 4th, has been canceled, event organizersannounced on Monday. With these urban festivals still on the other side of the summer concert season, most appear to be planning for full capacity crowds. Who knows what the picture will look like there come December. It wasnt all bad news today, however. Courtney Barnetts next scheduled shows will take place in her home country of Australia. Dave Matthews Band will finish its two-night run in New York tonight, November 13th, sans Coffin once again. The last two rescheduled dates will see the Biscuits hit theFilmore Silver Springin Silver Spring, MD (10/2, 10/3). We are also working expeditiously on new experiences and opportunities to bring you music and create community as we ride these waves of change. It is going to be truly special. The "Piano Man" crooner has been a regular performer at MSG in New York since 2014 when. The festival will return to theEmpire Polo Club in Indio, CA for its first gathering since 2019. In its place, the Hall of Fame museum will broadcast an exclusive special about this years honorees to air onHBOandHBO Max on November 8th. Rocklahoma plans to return in 2021, rather than attempting to reschedule for later in the fall. Domefest, originally set to take place on May 14th16th, has been canceled. The 2020 edition of Summer Camp Music Festival has officially been canceled. The cancellations and postponements have begun pushing into June, as well, with Bonnaroo(originally scheduled for June 11th14th) pushing back until September andGlastonbury(originally June 24th28th) andBackwoods at Mulberry Mountain(originally June 4th7th) canceling outright. A statement shared by event organizers on Tuesday reads. For more info on rolling over your 2020 tickets or requesting a refund, head to govball.com.. Thank you Bonnaroovians for your patience as we continue to navigate through these unprecedented times together, organizers mentioned in a statement. Instead, the trio comprised of Eric Krasno(guitar),Alan Evans(drums), andNeal Evans (keyboards) will perform at the Williamsburg, NY venue July 7th9th, 2022. Meanwhile, fall festival lineups poured in fromMempho Music Festival,Railbird Festival, andPilgrimage Music Festival, which are all set to host big names includingWidespread Panic,Dave Matthews Band,The Avett Brothers, and many more in August, September, and October. Treys main project, Phish, has yet to comment on its scheduled summer tour, which is set to begin in mid-July. The announcement from organizers notes that the festivals headlinersOysterhead,Joe Russos Almost Dead, andThe String Cheese Incidentwill be on the 2021 lineup. Though this past weekend sawDave Matthews Bandkick off a major summer tour withPhishfollowing suit on Wednesday, the United States is far from done with the living nightmare that is COVID-19. reunion trek following multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the band. 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. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment this week shared with Colorado live music industry leaders a framework for reopening in 2021. Weve requested and confirmed that, as of this weekend, anyone who wants a refund can begin the process at your point of purchase. Mass gatherings, such as large music festivals, will have the potential to seed new waves of infection from the virus and may not be possible until there is an effective vaccine, herd immunity, effective treatments, or other proven public-health measures in place.. Documentation must come directly from the healthcare provider that performed the vaccination or the negative test and may be displayed on a smartphone or as a physical copy. As venues both large and small sit empty, their operators are getting increasingly creative in order to drive business to the spaces in one way or another. 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. Head to the event website for more info on the 2020 cancelation. You can largely chalk these moves up to politics, as various states begin to cave to the pressures of constituencies protesting against the economic shutdown. This announcement also comes after the event was forced to cancel a portion of its events in March 2020 at the start of the pandemic. With this announcement, a band as prominent as Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit have given fans their best guess at when we will all be reunited. In addition, all audience members will be required to wear a mask inside the theatre except while eating or drinking in designated locations. 6,300 guests per night until the full-capacity reopening on June 21st, 85% of the tickets for each show will be reserved for patrons who are vaccinated, most pandemic-related capacity restrictions would be lifted, re-shuffled itinerary for its scheduled 2021 national tour, weeks of hearings and deliberation by Nevada officials, officially rescheduled EDC Las Vegas to October, full-capacity shows beginning in September, full slate of full-capacity, indoor shows, with limited capacity audiences this year, could return at near-full capacity by July, allow limited crowds at venues with over 5,000 person capacities, qualifying arenas and stadiums across the state will be able to start welcoming in-person fans, cancellation of all 2021 entertainment events, announced the initial lineup for its 2021 festival, framework for event organizers to require and verify negative tests and/or vaccine status, anger and frustration from citizens, local musicians, and city officials alike, first indoor arena concert in the country since the pandemic began, coronavirus inevitable effects on the live events industry, postponed the 2020 event to late September, common reaction from large-scale, early-summer festivals, signed an executive order lifting all COVID-19 restrictions on all businesses in the state, shut down after just six weeks due to a spike in COVID-19 cases and subsequent new lockdown restrictions, announced that the festival will ultimately be pushed back, sent out safety measures to ticketholders, We have no tolerance for the illegal & reckless endangerment of public health, announced that indoor concerts will return, local law enforcement were unable to deter the mob of partiers, approved a $50M chunk of their CARES Act funds, The Fall of Autumn: Live Performance Producers Are Giving Up on 2020, reduced-capacity, socially distant events, officially rescheduled to Independence Day Weekend 2021, Governor of Missouri recently gave the OK for live music events, gone on successfully in various European cities, most coronavirus cases of anywhere in the country, several major festivals pushed their dates, the festival has since moved to October 9th-11th and 16th-18th, sports world and the music world are in the same boat, cancellations and postponements in Colorado. 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. This seems to indicate that Red Rocks may not open for its usual spring/summer concert season at all this year. 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. drive-in shows atVernon Downshave been canceled. The gathering was set for September 17th20th atCoopers Lakein Slippery Rock, PA, making it one of the furthest festivals to be canceled. While the originally-set Olympic games mark one of the latest-scheduled 2020 events to get the axe due to COVID-19, the thought process behind the Olympics postponement was surely heavily influenced by the nature of the Games, which bring people from virtually everywhere in the world to a small, somewhat confined location. Then on Sunday, December 12th, Doja Cat announced that she would be pulling out of the remainder of the tour after testing positive herself. This will be a rolling process with many factors based on our communitys progress in driving down Covid numbers. The festival normally takes place at San Franciscos Golden Gate Parkin August. Full tours, shows, and festivals continue to be announced for the second half of the year as vaccination numbers continue to climb. Thursday, March 19th, 2020, 12:00 p.m. A number of reasons have played a role in Taiwans ability to prevent the virus from spreading (the island, population 23 million, has recorded 550 total cases and only seven deaths). Its unclear how this will affect the reopening of live music in these states in an immediate, practical sense. Summer Camp, however, will still take place in 2020 but has instead moved to the weekend of August 21st23rd. Now, hell have to continue without his drummer, as well. Despite rolling the majority of their 2020 concert schedule over into 2021 with plans to possibly begin hosting live events with limited capacity audiences this year, Colorados Red Rocks Amphitheatremade some notable announcements regarding three planned 2021 concerts on Tuesday and Friday of this week. 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. ET. As the situation worsened over the course of the ensuing days, it became clear that documenting every canceled/postponed show was a fools errand. Furthermore, refunds will be available at the point of purchase. The August dates, however, are still uncertain with regard to the viability of large-scale events, so were hoping things are good to go by then to avoid another postponement. Economists reached that figure by using a separate estimation that it costs approximately $46,000 to treat each COVID-19 case. This is precisely the kind of ordeal that most major festival organizers and concert promoters are hoping to avoid by continuing to cancel and postpone shows, even as smaller events start coming back in COVID-conscious models. ThePigeons Playing Ping Pong-hosted fest was one of the last holdouts for the month of May, which at this point you can safely assume will be as devoid of live music events as the month of April. Come September, smaller shows and gatherings may face a more favorable situation. 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. Of course, with all things COVID-19-related, this policy is subject to change at any moment. While they may not be the latest festivals to be canceled in terms of dates (which goes to Glastonbury which was scheduled for June 24th28th), it joins a growing number of May events that are beginning to be canceled. Full statement below and on our website. The postponement to August does allow the event to stand out from the heavily saturated schedule of major festivals which have been pushed back to the fall months, including Summerfest, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Coachella, and Bonnaroo. Stay tuned for more details very soon. Beach and [Atlantic City Air] Show higher probability than something indoors. As of now,The Revivalists performance withPreservation Hall Jazz Band andNeal Francis on June 12th at Red Rocks, as well as Umphreys McGees three-night run withPigeons Playing Ping Pong,Cory Wong,Goose,Godboner, and more, have not been canceled, leaving hope for rescheduled dates. Rickey is home resting and responding well to treatment. So sorry to announce that we are postponing the rest of the shows on our USA tour due to a positive Covid result this morning. The tour, which was originally scheduled to take place throughout the spring and summer of 2020, has now been moved to 2021. In Miami, FL, the city has decided not to move into Phase 2 of the states reopening plan after a statewide spike in cases, even as Governor Ron DeSantiswelcomed the Republican National Convention in Jacksonville last week and waved the green flag at the Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Seriesin Homestead. While we are sad to go another year without the festival, we have set our sights on 2022 mark your calendar for Memorial Day weekend. Ottawa Bluesfesthas confirmed that RATM will appear on the 2021 lineup, though no word has come down fromBoston CallingorFirefly Music Festival. Organizers forThe Hog Farm Hangouthave announced the postponement of its 2020 festival. For information on refunds, head here. Over Labor Day Weekend, the band was forced toperform without drummerCarter BeaufordandbassistStefan Lessardafter both were exposed to the virus ahead of the bands run atThe Gorge. Sure, its not quite the onslaught of summer tour announcements that we typically see this time of year, but the fact that so many bands are announcing new shows is a stark change from last March, when virtually all shows were canceled overnight. A statement shared to the bands social media pages on Friday morning reads. As Americana Music Association executive director Jed Hilly noted along with the announcement, Despite all our hope, logistical wrangling and passion, we have concluded that it would not be safe to conduct the Americana Honors & Awards at the wonderful and historic Ryman Auditorium next Wednesday, September 16. In anoteposted on social media, Anastasios camp explained that the Columbus show will now be a solo acoustic performance. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has officially canceled its October 2021 event. For now, it seems that the industry is hoping that events in July will be safe from the cascade of cancellations. More than six months and many updates later, the future of the live events industry remains just as uncertain as it was in the Spring. Yep, it sure does seem like things are getting back to normal. The group was the first band to perform atMadison Square Gardensince the pandemic began in March 2020, and also reopenedThe Forumin Los Angeles, even after a positive COVID test within the band organization slightly delayed the concert. After its historic, full-season cancellation in 2020, western Massachusetts Tanglewood Music Festival will return in an abbreviated form this coming July and August, organizers announced late last week. Since the innovative idea of drive-in concerts emerged from European event producers back in late April, more and more artists are continuing to test out on that idea. Read the full announcement here. 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. 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. The twoGoldenvoicefestivalswhich normally take place in April at theEmpire Polo Clubin Indio, CAwere originally postponed from April 2020 to October 2020 to April 2021. Read the full statement here. The Nth Powercanceled a run of four shows in the Northeast due to a positive COVID-19 test within the band. Those dates make it one of the latest events in 2020 to cancel due to coronavirus. Additionally, supergroupLaMPwill not stage its Northeast New Years Eve run. The 2021 event is still scheduled to feature performances fromThe String Cheese Incident (three nights), The Infamous Stringdusters, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Galactic, Fruition, Holly Bowling, and more. A statement shared by festival organizers on Wednesday reads. The 12th annual festival was initially scheduled for May 29th-31st at Buena Vista, COs The Meadows, with a lineup of The California Honeydrops, Drew Emmitt, Lindsay Lou, Daniel Rodriguez, Rapidgrass, Grant Farm, Tierro Band, Mama Magnolia, Bonfire Dub, We Dream Dawn, WinterWonderWomen, The Sea Stars, Pickin on the Dead, and more. Conversely, the U.K. government has announced that indoor concerts will return to England beginning on August 1st. Now, much like in 2020, organizers are looking instead to the fall. Of note, 85% of the tickets for each show will be reserved for patrons who are vaccinated against the coronavirus. From this, we can gather that large events in the Fall are looking less viable than they were a few weeks back when several major festivals pushed their dates to September and October. 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. Alabamas Hangout Music Fest, which last year punted its spring 2020 event to May 2021 after initially postponing from May to September, also released a statement officially foregoing its planned May 2021 dates. I wanted to get the kids that want to go to shows to go out and get their shots.. For all you SCampers who are holding tickets, we want to thank you. Concert cancellations and postponements continue to pile on as the Omicron variant . At this rate, the state of New Jersey would like to vaccinate 4.7 million people before July 4th. We hope to see you all soon. 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. Organizers have announced that a postponement date in the Fall could be likely, or until 2021. Within the last day,Khruangbin, Flaming Lips,The Motet,The Revivalists,Maggie Rose, Flamingosis, The Ghost of Paul Revere, Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers,Horseshoes & Hand Grenades,ekoostik hookah,Dark Star Orchestra, and The Lil Smokies have all announced that their New Years performances would not go on as scheduled. We want nothing more than to be playing shows right now. 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. 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. 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. 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. In terms of the return of normal concerts, the future remains a mystery. The tour will now begin on October 19 in Phoenix AZ and continue as previously announced.. Click here to take action and contact your state legislators and help save the backbone of the live music industry before its too late. While cases continue to spike around the U.S., recent coronavirus vaccine developments have event production giantLive Nation looking toward next summer with newfound optimism. AEG Presentshas announced a bevy of concert cancellations and postponements in Colorado through the months of May, June, and July. In our opinion, tying up our fans money for months, if not a full year, is unfair. [We] think were better off waiting for a high bar capacity moment in most of the states to ramp up and talk to the artists about getting paid properly., With more artists than ever wanting to tour and fans eager to make up for lost time, all signs point to even more concerts ahead. And there's bulletproof glass between me and the audience.". Thursday, January 13th, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Big love from the Bad Boys of Boston. Dave Matthews Bandhas announced that this weekends shows atThe Gorge will take place in an alternate format due to COVID-19 exposure within the bands organization. This past year has been incredibly challenging and awash with losses, but also full of unexpected blessings. Today,Deftones and Gojira postponed their highly anticipated 2021 outing, which had already been postponed from 2020. RadioheadsThom Yorkehas postponed and cancelled dates for his Tomorrows Modern Boxessolo tour, after initially moving the spring 2020 tour to the fall. It is the governor who has said, Open our businesses up for 100%, right or wrong.. Spafford will play on without Red as the band finishes this leg of its fall tour. 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. Read the full announcement here and visit the festivals website for tickets and more information. Be safe and take care of each other.. 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). Theres also the growing drive-in show concept, modeled after drive-in movies in observance of social distancing. As COVID-19 cases surge heading into the holidays, inundating everything from pro sports leagues to college campuses with new cases, positive tests within groups and crews continue to cause last-minute cancellations. Therefore we must announce the cancellation of the BTS Map of the Soul Tour., Back in the States, funk favoritesLettuce have pulled out of their planned set atSummer Camp Music Festival on Friday night due to COVID exposure within the band. See all your opportunities to see them live below! The 2020 edition of New Orleans BUKU Music + Art Project has officially been canceled. The festival was initially scheduled for May 21st-24th at theAllegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, MD and feature a lineup including The Del McCoury Band, The Travelin McCourys, Old Crow Medicine Show, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Bla Fleck & The Flecktones, Punch Brothers, Sam Bush, Billy Strings, Mandolin Orange, The Infamous Stringdusters, Sierra Hull, Leftover Salmon, The Jerry Douglas Band, Anders Osborne & Jackie Greene, Molly Tuttle, The Lil Smokies, Della Mae, Cris Jacobs Band,emceeJoe Craven, and more. All tickets will be honored for the new date so hold onto yours! Barnett did reassure fans that her team is working on rescheduling these performances and advised people to hang onto their tickets, saying, well have news for you very soon.. A statement shared by Shaky Knees organizers reads.