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. This is a sacrifice that Im willing to make to stand up for the freedoms that generations of Americans have enjoyed for their entire lifetimes. In another major announcement for New York, Cuomo on Wednesday said that concerts, plays, and other live performances may resume in the statewith significantly reduced capacitiesstarting next month. As of now, Primus has not announced rescheduled dates for the affected shows. 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.. Domefest, originally set to take place on May 14th16th, has been canceled. In addition to being one of the furthest-off festivals to announce its cancellation for 2020, its also one of the first to cancel before having announced a lineup. Mask-wearing, temperature checks, and assigned seating will also be required as part of New Yorks latest step in reopening its live events industry. Just because we get through this shelter-in-place doesnt mean everythings magically back to normal., According to Geoff Gottlieb, interim chair at the University of Washingtons Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, the event shutdown will likely extend through the Fall. The Executive Order, however, does not apply to Floridas three hardest-hit counties which include Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach. This seems to indicate that Red Rocks may not open for its usual spring/summer concert season at all this year. This is the statement I never wanted to write, but its what the current Covid climate has required us to do.. Trey Anastasio Band has officially canceled their 2020 summer tour, which was set to run from late May through early June. Not so much. Today, organizers of the Shangri-La area at the U.K.s Glastonburyannounced the launch of the virtual reality festivalLost Horizon. Read the full announcement here. Another local club,3rd & Lindsley, will enact the requirements on a show-by-show basis based on the artists wishes. Combined with recent news from Colorado and New Jerseyalong with some notable festival date announcementsthese developments paint a promising picture for the coming concert season. According to the announcement, all of the events top tier headliners (moe., Umphreys McGee,Joe Russos Almost Dead) have agreed to perform the new August dates, although due to the unavoidable schedule conflicts, a small number of artists on the 2020 lineup poster may change. The mob of anti-vaxxers was there protesting the bands decision to only allow those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 to attend the concert at the 600-person capacity venue (the rooms first full capacity show in 15 months). Shows that do not have mandates in place will continue as scheduled. For more information on the cancellation, head here. Fans with tickets to the previously announced 2020 dates are encouraged to hold on to their tickets as they will be honored for the new dates, said a post to the bands Facebook. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unitcanceled two and postponed five January tour dates on Tuesday due to a breakthrough case of COVID-19. The festival will now take place on September 2nd5th, 2021. We are currently working on other ideas for September that will be more manageable and safe for social distancing with bands. 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. The concert has been. 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. The festival was initially scheduled to take place on May 22nd24th and feature a lineup includingFoo Fighters,Rage Against The Machine, andRed Hot Chili Peppers. We believe the most helpful thing we can do as a community right now is celebrate and raise awareness for the musicians wed love to see at the Fort this summer.. 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. 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. The festival will now take place at the Monterey County Fair & Event Center on May 26th-29th, 2022. 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. A statement shared by the band on Wednesday reads, We remained hopeful that we might be able to tour this fall, however due to the realties surrounding Covid19, we are postponing all CA, TX & OK 20 dates to Sept 21. 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. Newport Folk is set to return toFort Adams State Parkin Newport, RI July 23rd28th while its jazz counterpart will take place July 30thAugust 1st. The instrumental ensemble stated that multiple members of its touring party tested positive for COVID or had close contact with individuals who themselves tested positive within the past 2448 hours. Refunds will be issued at the point of purchase.. We are just as upset and sad as you are and wanted nothing more than to play live again for all of you. 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. Home - Billy Joel Official Site The new mandate was reportedly spurred by the success of Lollapaloozas vaccination participation efforts. Dark Star Orchestra announced that their spring tour has been rescheduled. We have made the difficult decision to cancel part of our January tour that would otherwise require compromising the health of our touring party, the band wrote in a statement. Widespread Panic, notably, announced the 2021 Beacon residency along with a slew of other fall shows, making for an upcoming 2021 touring itinerary that looks jarringly similar to pre-pandemic years. For more info on rolling over your 2020 tickets or requesting a refund, head to govball.com.. Joel posted on social media . As the groups statement noted, We have decided to cancel our show tonight at Summer Camp due to a COVID exposure internally. 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. While the concerts were originally scheduled for March through August 2020, Joel initially rescheduled them for Fall 2020 back in April as COVID-19 swept across the U.S. Now, as the halt on large-scale live events continues into its sixth month, The Piano Man was forced to reschedule once again. Then on Sunday, December 12th, Doja Cat announced that she would be pulling out of the remainder of the tour after testing positive herself. Florida governor Ron DeSantis, for example, recently banned venues and other institutions from requiring various safety precautions. The group famously played through the absences ofCarter Beauford and Steffan Lessard during its two-night run at The Gorge over Labor Day weekend. The newly rescheduled dates will see shows in St. Louis, MO (7/29) and Kansas City, MO (7/30) before a two night stand at Denver, COsMission Ballroom(7/31, 8/1). Travis Tritthas canceled four shows on his 2021 fall tour due to the venues COVID-19 safety guidelines. "Way back in the early '70s, I used to do somersaults, flips off the piano. As state governments continue to lift sanctions on public gatherings, the decisions have now moved to artists, promoters, and fans alike to determine their levels of comfort. Leftover Salmonpostponed its New Years run in Crystal Bay, NV, citing a positive COVID-19 test in the bands touring party. As of now, Deftones are still scheduled to perform at previously announced festival appearances includingBonnaroo,Welcome To Rockville, and PortugalsNorth Music Festival. However, as the scope of the pandemic worsened in the U.S. in late June, the Bonnaroo team made the call to throw in the towel on 2020 and instead look toward next year, pushing the postponed September dates back to June 17th20th, 2021. It will be interesting to see how the spread of the virus will be affected by these reopenings, as each of the aforementioned states is still seeing consistently rising infection and death numberseven before reopening. As vaccination distribution increases, we are witnessing restrictions being lifted around Plumas County, the state of California and the country at a really encouraging pace. The band will look to continue their Rush-themedA Tribute To Kingstour next Wednesday, October 13th in Salt Lake City, UT. Head to the festival website for more info. It has been postponed until April 2021. As the award shows producers noted in a joint statement, After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021. Trey Anastasio Band disclosed new guidelines similar to the ones Phish, and an increasing number of artists, have implemented. Aerosmith was hoping to celebrate their 50th anniversary this year with a run of international concerts scheduled from May 29th-July 15th, but an announcement shared by the rock band on Friday morning confirms almost all shows as part of their 2020 European tour have been postponed to 2021. Click here to revisit Live For Live Musics on-site coverage from the 2019 event. AsThe New York Times notes, The Bowl has churned through three different opening plans in the space of a month. A statement shared by festival organizers on Wednesday reads. Rocklahoma followsSummer Camp Music Festival, which was also scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, in announcing a cancelation/postponement. These new precautions will require attendees to any of TABs summer shows to present either proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test taken within 48 hours prior to when doors open for the concert. As Cuomo explained of the Excelsior Pass in a press release, The Excelsior Pass will play a critical role in getting information to venues and sites in a secure and streamlined way, allowing us to fast-track the reopening of these businesses and getting us one step closer to reaching a new normal.. There was no mention as to what next years lineup might be compared to the planned 2020 lineup with the cancelation announcement. Even nationwide numbers of new cases and hospitalizations fall following the summer delta variant surge, the ripples of COVID-19s effects on the concert industry are still being felt. The 2020 edition of LOCKN Festival, originally scheduled to take place on June 19th21st in Arrington, VA, has been postponed until the Fall. 2020 ticketholders have the option to retain their tickets for next year, and should have received email instructions from organizers on how to request refunds. 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. ET. While many countries appear to be moving forward toward normalcy thanks to an abundance of caution, there are also plenty of detractors. Organizers noted that they are targeting September 8th11th, 2022 for its rescheduled dates. Primushas officially postponed itsA Tribute To Kings tour for the third time. As COVID cases continue to rise around the country due to the omicron variant, some bands are electing to move their celebrations, including Phish, who plan to stage a four-night run at Madison Square Gardenin New York, NY April 20th23rd, with the customary three-set New Years Eve show set for April 22nd. Weve not seen any change in terms of the demographics [of COVID-impacted patients] here in Chicago. The twoGoldenvoicefestivalswhich normally take place in April at theEmpire Polo Clubin Indio, CAwere originally postponed from April 2020 to October 2020 to April 2021. The International Olympic Committee has confirmed that the Summer Olympic Games originally set to take place from July 24thAugust 9th have been officially postponed. In a post to Instagram on Thursday afternoon, the band officially canceled its shows in Jackson, WY (1/20); Bozeman, MT (1/21); Missoula, MT (1/22); Whitefish, MT (1/23); and Boise, ID (1/26). WBTV confirmed Monday afternoon the new policy would apply to the Billy Joel concert which was scheduled for last weekend at Bank of America Stadium. According to an S.O.S. The venue and its operating agency, Denver Arts & Venues, have yet to comment on their official plans regarding the 2021 season. As concerts continue to be on hold, several countries have looked to drive-in movie theaters as an alternate live event model. The "Piano Man" singer announced Wednesday that his upcoming show at the Garden has been rescheduled for Aug. 24 due to safety concerns for his band, crew and fans. Affected shows include last Fridays scheduled performance in Philadelphia, PA (2/4) and Saturdays concert in New York, NY (2/5), as well as New Haven, CT (2/7); Boston, MA (2/8); and Burlington, VT (2/10, 2/11). Then, on March 18th, as the scope of thecoronavirus inevitable effects on the live events industrysuddenly became quite apparent, Bonnaroo organizers postponed the 2020 event to late September of this yearacommon reaction from large-scale, early-summer festivalsat that time. I think its going to have a huge impact. This marks the fourth time Broadway theaters have extended the pause on all shows since the initial shutdown on March 12th, and comes as New York City begins to reopen some businesses while many parts of the country are experiencing a dangerous resurgence in COVID-19 cases. Rickey is home resting and responding well to treatment. 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.