Everyone should wear a mask. Proceeds from Quarantine Comes Alive will be split between the participating artists and the comprehensivePLUS1 COVID-19 Relief Fund. Thewebsitefor Red Rocks Amphitheatre still shows that the rescheduled concerts are set to begin in April, but those dates are subject to change as the pandemic develops. Rocklahoma followsSummer Camp Music Festival, which was also scheduled for Memorial Day weekend, in announcing a cancelation/postponement. These events originally-scheduled late-June, early-July dates make them some of the later U.S. festivals to be canceled or postponed. Though it is not inherently live music per se, the announcement out of New York City this week that Broadway will reopen in September comes as a major boon to the industry that has not seen any performances since last March. 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. 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. Read the full statement from Summer Camp organizers below. Billy Joel Performed Last Night While Concert Cancellations Rise Everynight Charley Crespo Going On in NYC December 21, 2021 Billy Joel performed heroically last night as he continued his historic residency at Madison Square Garden. The cancellation is the latest to push the threshold of the ongoing wave of event shutdowns into the early summer. Head to her website for more information and a full list of tour dates. 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. The shows, originally slated for December 11th12th, were rescheduled as COVID-19 cases in the bands native Oklahoma continue to soar. These measures will go into effect on August 19th when JRAD plays Cleveland, OH and remain in practice until further notice. TOOL has canceled all of their 2020 tour dates and the hard rock band has confirmed they have no plans to try and reschedule them for the rest of this year or even into 2021. 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. School-age children are being admitted in increasing numbers to our local hospitals with the Covid delta variant. In the last week, a long list of performers announced and performed drive-in shows, with more being announced every day. Shaky Knees Music Festival will not take place in 2020. While Outside Lands does not attract the 125,000-person capacity crowd that Coachella does, it represents yet another large, mainstream festival that also takes place in California among strict COVID-19 regulations. 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? As cases continue to drop, vaccines continue to be distributed, and capacity restrictions continue to be relaxed, the second half of 2021 is looking more and more normal for the live music world every day. Another credible source, Mark Scott(city manager of Indio) tells Rolling Stone that his office is working on a Budget option for a possible third date postponement, but didnt confirm any specific plans or dates. Well continue to keep an eye on the various events still scheduled to take place during June and July timeframe as their viability continues to change by the day. ET. Its going to be organizations with 50 seats or 25 seats that will be innovating, said Molly Smith, the artistic director of Arena Stage in Washington. The festival was originally slated to occur on April 2nd5th at Ventura, CAs Ventura County Fairgrounds, but was one of the many live music events affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Lotusalso announced the cancellation of its four shows scheduled forUnion Transferin Philadelphia, PA (12/29, 12/30), andMr. Smalls Theatrein Pittsburgh, PA (12/31, 1/1). All existing sold tickets will be honored for the new concert date. Billy Joel in Concert (2014-2023) Billy Joel in Concert is a current concert tour by the American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. As we move into the second half of May 2021, its clear that weve turned a page. Per the announcement, ticket-holders for both Jazz Fest weekends, including those who rolled tickets over from 2020, will receive an email this week with details about ticket refund and rollover options. The rescheduled 2021 dates will now pick up next summer on August 18th in Mansfield, MA, and will continue through the fall before wrapping on October 6th in Lafayette, LA. 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. As the Athens, GA rockers said in a message to fans, Since returning to live performance, the Band, Crew and Management have gone to great lengths and expense to ensure the safety of every soul in the venue. We know you are too. If you are a ticket holder, your point of purchase will be in contact directly with further details. As of March 3, the West Virginia Governor lifted some restrictions on schools, restaurants and small businesses but when it came to fairs and festivals, he said we will clarify guidelines as we get closer. In the bands announcement, Widespread Panic assured fans that tickets purchased for the original dates will be honored at the corresponding rescheduled shows. As previously reported in this piece,Travis McCready performed a show for a significantly-reduced audience at Arkansas theater,TempleLive. Many bands still continue to announce tours, hoping for the best while cautioning fans that all relevant safety measures will be followed on upcoming cross-country treks. This should not come as a surprise, as most large-scale events have already been canceled through the end of June. Summer Camp, however, will still take place in 2020 but has instead moved to the weekend of August 21st23rd. The mayors of New York and Los Angeles also voiced similar opinions in recent press conferences, stating that social distancing mandates cannot be relaxed until a vaccine is developed or herd immunity kicks in. Promoters were overly optimistic as they announced new October 2020 dates, which were ultimately scrapped in favor of the festival once again taking back its usual April dates in 2021. 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). Colorado GovernorJared Polisannounced at a press conference on Monday that the state will allow outdoor concerts to resume beginning on Thursday, June 18th. Additionally, all programming will now take place at The Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater at Deer Valley, all staff will be vaccinated, all artists will be required to either be fully vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID test within 48 hours, the festivals capacity will be cut to 50%, social distancing will be enforced, masks will be required, and more. 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. prev next Tour Dates All Dates 10 Nov 2023 Minneapolis, MN U.S. Bank Stadium Tickets 07 Oct 2023 Baltimore, MD M&T Bank Stadium Tickets 23 Sep 2023 Foxborough, MA Gillette Stadium Tickets 29 Aug 2023 New York, NY Madison Square Garden The alt-rock outfit has not yet made a call on the scheduled second leg of the tour, set to begin with a show atBrooklyn Bowl Nashvilleon November 12th. As of now, her next North American shows will take place at This Aint No Picnic in Pasadena, CA (8/27, 8/28) and Massey Hall in Toronto, ON (9/14). Now, with Dead & Company tour canceled, it is likely only a matter of time before other large-scale outdoor summer tour cancellations begin to roll in as well. Assuming the city can continue to maintain positive improvement or stability in the deciding metrics for the next 14 days, phase three will begin on Monday, June 8th. Levitate Music Festival, originally scheduled to take place on July 10th, 11th, and 12th of this year in Marshfield, MA, has been postponed until July 9th11th, 2021. Even as traditional concerts and festivals are canceled through the summer, Spafford and other like-minded acts are showing that there is a path forward. 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. After announcing a postponement at the end of March, Hangout Music Festivalhas released a statement saying that the festival will be pushed to May 21st-23rd 2021 in Gulf Shores, AL. According to most data coming out by health authorities worldwide we will be on a downward trend in February.. Meanwhile, Foo Fighters went ahead with the announcement of new 2022 U.K. dates, betting on an improvement in the COVID situation across the pond by next summer. While many large-scale events around the country have already set their sights on the Fall, this latest development could indicate that September/October may no longer be looking as viable as they did a few weeks ago. Announced on Friday, the 2,500-capacity Virgin Money Unity Arena, a new venue specifically designed for social distancing, will open at the Newcastle Racecourse in August. Billy Joel Postpones Madison Square Garden Concert Due to Illness Unfortunately, that appearance was only onJimmy Kimmel Live! New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced a pilot program to test the Excelsior Pass, a mobile application developed in partnership with IBM which will use proven, secure technology to confirm an individuals vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test through a confidential data transfer to help fast-track the reopening of theaters, stadiums, and other businesses in accordance with New York State guidelines. The pilot testing for the Excelsior Pass has already begun and will continue to take place during upcoming games at Madison Square Garden and Barclays Center in New York City. HeAthens Homecoming was set to include support from Jay Gonzalez and the Guilty Pleasures,Pilgrim, Mtrik,Camp Amped Band, andDavid Lowery and the Georgia Crackers. It now appears that the two festivals will be postponed once again to April 2022. Genesis has hit pause on its ongoingLast Domino? Bunbury, which takes place in Cincinnati on the shores of the Ohio River, had planned to wait out the initial stay-at-home order, which was due to expire on April 6th. We are just as upset and sad as you are and wanted nothing more than to play live again for all of you. Colorado saw more positive news with the announcement of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, which is set to take place June 11th13th and 17th20th, 2021. As the days have gone by, we have tried to navigate these ever changing times the best we could, always holding on to hope. The festival, which normally takes place over Memorial Day weekend, was initially postponed to August last year and ultimately pushed to 2021. Case in point: on Monday, funk-rock nine-piece Turkuaz announced a reduced schedule for its upcoming fall tour with Thumpasaurus. This is the second time it's been pushed back. Up in Boston, theRed SoxsFenway Parkwill host an upcoming performance byDropkick Murphys (with help fromBruce Springsteen) which will air via live stream, making it the first time a band has ever played a full show in an empty sports stadium. The 2020 edition of Louisville, KYs Forecastle Festivalhas been canceled. This would have marked the first Gathering of the Juggalos at the Ohio venue in 15 years. 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. The lineup is fully booked and was going to be announced [Wednesday]. 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. Related: What Concerts, Tours, & Music Festivals Were Announced This Week? Billy Joel Postpones Madison Square Garden Concert Again - Billboard 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. As we approach Halloween weekend, typically one of the biggest weekends of the year for live music, the cancellation picture remains in flux as coronavirus numbers increase around the country and the world. 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.. We are currently working on other ideas for September that will be more manageable and safe for social distancing with bands. In Georgia, gyms, hair and nail salons, bowling alleys, and other such businesses will be allowed to reopen on Friday (4/24). The Peach Music Festival also confirmed its July 4th weekend dates, which will make it one of the first major music festivals to take place this summer. After a few dates north of the border, Rage will then head across the Midwest before going back to Canada, and then the East Coast. Resonance Music & Arts Festivalhas been postponed to 2021. We will be following any and all guidelines set forth by the state and beyond! As of now, we can assume that all March 2020 shows and festivals have been canned. Aerosmith is and always will be a band for the fans, of the fans and by the fans. ET. Presented by HOTBOX, the tour will kick off in Charlotte, NC on June 11th before heading to Kansas City, KS (6/18); Tulsa, OK (6/20); Fort Worth, TX (6/25, 6/26); and Houston, TX (7/2, 7/3), with additional dates to be announced. The venues normal capacity of 900 was reduced to 500 subjects who were allowed to attend, 463 of whom showed up. While COVID-19 numbers are at their worst ever, vaccine distribution is underway in all fifty states, presenting something of a light at the end of the tunnel for live music. New York City soul-pop duoLawrenceannounced on Thursday the postponement of three shows in Colorado. The event will now take place on October 2nd4th. In the cancellation announcement posted on Tuesday, April 7th, BUKU organizers addressed their overly-optimistic rescheduling of this years event, noting, The world was a different place 3 weeks ago when we were forced to cancel BUKU and made the quick call to reschedule it for Labor Day weekend. 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. Thank you for continuing to do your part and stay safe.. As the usual summer tour season gets closer and closer, large-scale engagements continue to set their sights on 2021 rather than trying to navigate the minefield that is 2020. 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.. One date on the bands rescheduled list, however, stands out: The bands performance at The Caverns, originally scheduled for April 11th, has been moved to June 25th. Tuesday, January 11th, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Venues also are required to open and 75% capacity (up from 50% capacity during phase one) and clean all surfaces after every use, while all employees must wear masks and be screened daily for coronavirus symptoms. Many venue owners were able to amend their leases with landlords in order to pay a smaller percentage of rent while the business was only open to a smaller percentage of its total capacity. Thursday, December 23, 2021, 4:30 p.m. ET. And there's bulletproof glass between me and the audience.". The tour originally consisted of four legs throughout the year. Billy Joel's concert on Friday, Jan. 14 at MSG is now rescheduled for Aug. 24. 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. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has given businesses including bars, movie theaters, concert venues in 64 counties the green light to reopen this Friday (June 5th) as part of the states Phase 2 of the reopening process. These cancellations should come as no surprise at this point, as virtually every large-scale event during the month of May has been canceled or postponed. 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. ET. If you cannot make the new date you have until February 10, 2022 to request a refund. 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. While few events have outright required vaccination for entry, many have outwardly endorsed people getting the shot before coming to shows. Each band and their crew have operated in a bubble independently to safeguard everyone as much as possible at each show and in between shows. In the same announcement, Dark Star Orchestra confirmed rescheduled dates for their 2020 Spring tour, which is now scheduled to take place in mid-July. The mask in public rule was something we were heavily enforcing, and that was, I believe, a big reason why the numbers were going down so dramatically, Miami mayorFrancis Suarez toldCNN. Billy Joel is postponing his Jan. 14 Madison Square Garden show for a second time due to the spike in Omicron variant COVID. The bands festival appearances remain in question, however. At the same time, the venue has been rolling out new dates and cancellations for its existing calendar of 2021 dates, many of which were pushed out a year with a wish and a prayer upon their initial postponement in 2021. On the jam front,Circles Around The Sunalso canceled a pair of upcoming performances atBowery Ballroom in New York City (8/10) and atCatskill Jubilee Festival on 8/12. While many larger events in the timeframe of the rescheduled dates have already canceled, theater shows like this may be more likely than larger festivals by the end of July. A Warner Bros. Its unclear how this will affect the reopening of live music in these states in an immediate, practical sense. Organizers noted that attendees will be required to wear masks at all times, though no social distancing requirements have been listed. Stay tuned for more details very soon. 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. Joel didn't detail what kind of surgery he had but alluded to other "aggravations" that impacted his appetite as well. I miss touring and miss all of you. It takes something truly momentous to interrupt a 50-year New Orleans tradition as special as the Festival, but we feel strongly that the most prudent course right now is to allow more time for the situation to stabilize. Thursday, January 13th, 2022, 3:00 p.m. 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. Organizers forThe Hog Farm Hangouthave announced the postponement of its 2020 festival. Operators of Morrison, COsRed Rocks Amphitheatre announced today that concerts will resume at the venue with a state-approved 2,500-person limit, roughly one-quarter of the venues full capacity. The move, de Blasio explained, was a clear message to unvaccinated New Yorkers. Additionally, organizers revealed there will also be a series of one-off, socially distanced (pod) concerts at Pops Farm (complete with on-site camping) beginning Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 28th, and Saturday, May 29th. Nonetheless, we feel like were making the right decision on behalf of both the band and our fans health and safety. Florida governor Ron DeSantis, for example, recently banned venues and other institutions from requiring various safety precautions. Respect one another, and arrive Home safely.. celebration announced last month that the event will now take place August 4th6th, 2022. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio also made waves with the announcement of a 60,000-person concert event on Central Parks Great Lawn as the focal point of a citywide, weeklong Homecoming NYC celebration. The lasting ripples of a messy year are being felt by many events even as concerts return. 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. Refunds are available at their points of purchase. In light of these results, researchers concluded, Attending a live music concert staged with a series of security measures that included a negative antigen test for SARS-CoV-2 done on the same day, was not associated with an increase in COVID-19 infections., The study concluded, Hopefully this data will pave the way to save live concerts during the COVID pandemic..