Thousands of people across the globe have been diagnosed with Coronavirus or COVID-19. As the virus continues to spread, many nations and states have declared states of emergencies, with some even going into lockdown. As the pandemic continues to grow in the US, organizers of large public gatherings are being forced to make a decision on whether or not to cancel or postpone their scheduled events. Major entertainment industries such as broadway, music, and sports have been forced to pull the plug on their events as states have begun to prohibit the gathering of large amounts of people. Governor Cuomo of New York has decided to close all places with a legal occupancy of 500 people or more. Places such as Madison Square Garden, Barclays Center, Avant Gardner, Webster Hall, Brooklyn Steel, Terminal 5 and more, will be closed until further notice.
Yesterday (March 12), was probably one of the heaviest days, as festivals, concerts, and music festivals seemed to be getting cancelled or postponed left and right. All Live Nation and AEG tours have been postponed until further notice. EDC Las Vegas will continue with their plans for May 2020, but officials are monitoring the situation day by day. Festivals such Lollapaloozza, Bonnaroo, Tomorrowland and Governor’s Ball which are all set to take place between June and July have not made comments yet.
It’s truly a sad time for the music world (and the world in general of course) as we are at the brink of festival season. Here is a list of festivals, shows, and tours that have been cancelled or postponed so far (as of the morning of March 13).
Festivals:
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: April 10 to 12, April 19 to 19 postponed to Oct. 9 to 11, Oct. 16 to 18
Beyond Wonderland SoCal: March 20 to 21, postponed until June 19 to 20.
South by SouthWest: March 13 to 22 cancelled
Ultra Music Festival: March 20 to 22 cancelled
Tomorrowland Winter: March 14 to 21 cancelled
Bassnectar’s Deja Voom: March 25 to 28 cancelled
Get Lucky Fest: March 13 to 14 cancelled
StageCoach: April 24 to 26, postponed until Oct. 23 to 15.
Big Ears Festival: March 26 to 29 cancelled
Days of Summer Cruise Fest: June 28 to July 1 cancelled
BPM Miami Festival: postponed
Treefort Music Festival: March 25 to 29, postponed until Sept. 23-27
Concerts & Tours:
Billie Eilish, Where Do We Go World Tour: postponed March dates
Blood Orange: cancelled March 2020 North American dates
Maluma, Maluma 11:11 WORLD TOUR 2020: Cancelled remaining European dates.
Kayzo, spring tour: cancelled
Jauz, Dangerous Waters Tour, remaining dates: postponed until further notice
Action Bronson: postponed upcoming tour dates.
Dan + Shay: postponed Spring tour leg.
Bob Dylan: Japan dates postponed until further notice
Iggy Pop, France Tour: postponed until further notice
My Chemical Romance, Japan Tour: postponed until further notice
Rage Against the Machine, first leg of tour: postponed until further notice
Pearl Jam, North American Tour: postponed until further notice
Madonna, Madonna X Tour: cancelled
BTS, Map of the Soul Tour-Seoul: cancelled
Green Day, Asian Tour: postponed until further notice
Zac Brown Band, remains dates: postponed until further notice.
Yes, US dates: cancelled
Rezz, Relentless Beat: cancelled
Ekali, select shows: cancelled
Wilco: postponed until further notice
Carlos Santana, Miraculous 2020 Tour, European leg: cancelled
Pussy Riot: postponed until further notice
The Who, UK and Ireland Tour: postponed until further notice
Courtney Love & Melissa Auf der Maur: postponed
Chris Stapleton: postponed next two weeks of dates
Kenny Chesney, Chillaxification tour: postponed start dates
Cher, Here We Go Again tour: postponed until September 2020
Celine Dion, remaining dates: postponed until further notice
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