Tours and Festivals Postponed or Cancelled Due to Corona Virus

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:

1. Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: April 10 to 12, April 19 to 19 postponed to Oct. 9 to 11, Oct. 16 to 18

2. Beyond Wonderland SoCal: March 20 to 21, postponed until June 19 to 20.

3. South by SouthWest: March 13 to 22 cancelled

4. Ultra Music Festival: March 20 to 22 cancelled

5. Tomorrowland Winter: March 14 to 21 cancelled

6. Bassnectar’s Deja Voom: March 25 to 28 cancelled

7. Get Lucky Fest: March 13 to 14 cancelled

8. StageCoach: April 24 to 26, postponed until Oct. 23 to 15.

9. Big Ears Festival: March 26 to 29 cancelled

10. Days of Summer Cruise Fest: June 28 to July 1 cancelled

11. BPM Miami Festival: postponed

12. Treefort Music Festival: March 25 to 29, postponed until Sept. 23-27

Concerts & Tours:

1. Billie Eilish, Where Do We Go World Tour: postponed March dates

2. Blood Orange: cancelled March 2020 North American dates

3. Maluma, Maluma 11:11 WORLD TOUR 2020: Cancelled remaining European dates.

4. Kayzo, spring tour: cancelled

5. Jauz, Dangerous Waters Tour, remaining dates: postponed until further notice

6. Action Bronson: postponed upcoming tour dates.

7. Dan + Shay: postponed Spring tour leg.

8. Bob Dylan: Japan dates postponed until further notice

9. Iggy Pop, France Tour: postponed until further notice

10. My Chemical Romance, Japan Tour: postponed until further notice

11. Rage Against the Machine, first leg of tour: postponed until further notice

12. Pearl Jam, North American Tour: postponed until further notice

13. Madonna, Madonna X Tour: cancelled

14. BTS, Map of the Soul Tour-Seoul: cancelled

15. Green Day, Asian Tour: postponed until further notice

16. Zac Brown Band, remains dates: postponed until further notice.

17. Yes, US dates: cancelled

18. Rezz, Relentless Beat: cancelled

19. Ekali, select shows: cancelled

20. Wilco: postponed until further notice

21. Carlos Santana, Miraculous 2020 Tour, European leg: cancelled

22. Pussy Riot: postponed until further notice

23. The Who, UK and Ireland Tour: postponed until further notice

24. Courtney Love & Melissa Auf der Maur: postponed

25. Chris Stapleton: postponed next two weeks of dates

26. Kenny Chesney, Chillaxification tour: postponed start dates

27. Cher, Here We Go Again tour: postponed until September 2020

28. Celine Dion, remaining dates: postponed until further notice