Big love from the Bad Boys of Boston. In addition to asking people not to come if feeling unwell or if they have recently tested positive for COVID-19, the festival will require proof of a negative pharmacy or lab test (home test results not accepted) within 72 hours of the event for any attendee who is not vaccinated. On March 12th, festival organizers had announced that BUKU had been postponed, and would now take place over Labor Day weekend in early September. New York City soul-pop duoLawrenceannounced on Thursday the postponement of three shows in Colorado. Who knows what the picture will look like there come December. Quincy, CAs High Sierra Music Festival, which was set to take place over July 4th weekend after being postponed in 2021, has now been postponed once again. Electric Daisy Carnival, originally scheduled to take place from May 15th17th in Las Vegas, has been postponed. Billy Joel performs at Eden Park on December 3 in Auckland, New Zealand. All proof of testing documents must be paired with a valid government-issued ID. The alchemy of 1,000 strangers bonding into a single audience fueling each performer on stage and behind the scenes will be possible again when Broadway theatres can safely host full houses. In New York, for example, GovernorAndrew Cuomo announced in a press release this week that venues can return to full capacity if 100 percent of attendees are vaccinated. A Warner Bros. The 20th-anniversary event, originally set to take place in early June, was initially postponed to August 26th30th, 2020 and later pushed to June 2021. The rest of the band has tested negative, and has not been in contact with the members who tested positive for the past several days, but has still decided to move the shows to a later date. Many large-scale festivals have already rescheduled to September and October. Now, organizers are abandoning the rescheduled date and looking toward next year instead. The cancellation comes after Ohio GovernorMike DeWineextended the states shelter-in-place order until May 1st. Thats what the patrons are looking for and thats what artists want to do.. The group also noted that the rest of its tour dates are still set to take place as scheduled. As we turn our calendars to the new year, live music postponements and cancellations continue to roll in en masse. Infections within the ranks of bands continue to pose problems for touring acts. The tour is set to continue in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, August 8th and has not yet announced whether or not Fall Out Boy will perform at that date. Please be aware of the latest COVID-19 entry protocols for Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2021: New York City requires all guests . We cant wait to get back out there with you all. Trey Anastasio Bands concerts at Radio City Music Hall in New York on October 2nd and 3rd will require proof of full vaccination for entry, a recent COVID test will not be accepted. Rather than tell you all of the events that have been canceled, postponed, or changed due to COVID, this article will track the elongation of the coronavirus concert shutdowns as they continue to develop. 01/6/2022 Billy Joel performs at Madison Square Garden on Aug. 28, 2019 in New York City. Here is what we know: case counts, positivity rates, hospitalizations, and COVID deaths have decreased drastically in recent weeks. ET. "Please be advised that the upcoming Billy Joel concert originally scheduled to take place at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, May 2, 2020 that was postponed to Friday, January 14, 2022 has now been rescheduled to Wednesday, August 24, 2022," the announcement continued. Foo Fightersannounced on Wednesday that the band will be rescheduling its planned July 17th show atThe Forumin Los Angeles after somebody within the band organization tested positive for COVID-19. This compounded upon Mondays announcement that drummer Bill Kreutzmannwould not make the journey abroad. Of those, 58 were Chicago residents, and 138 were Illinois residents from elsewhere in the state. The band will announce rescheduled dates in the near future. Billy Joel's concert on Friday, Jan. 14 at MSG is now rescheduled for Aug. 24. We saw a similar story play out with Foo Fighters last month when the band, which was set to reopen Los AngelesThe Forum with a fully-vaccinated engagement, canceled the show due to a positive test within the bands organization. As we move further into March and the coronavirus/vaccination picture continues to look promising, were seeing many bands starting to announce socially distant spring and summer shows, with some even plotting longer runs and tours. As vaccination eligibility continues to open up around the country, the live music industry continues to place its bets on a relatively normal fall season. We have come to the conclusion that, as a market leader, it was up to us to take a real stand on vaccination status, Jay Marciano, COO of AEG and chairman-CEO of AEG Presents, said in a statement. The New York native has rescheduled his six concert performances at Madison Square Garden that were previously delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. For those keeping track, since the last Bonnaroo took placelast summer, the festival has officially announcedfour different dates for the next installment. Head to the bands website for tickets and additional tour information. The Governor of Missouri recently gave the OK for live music events to move forward so long as they abide by social distancing regulations. A flurry of concert and festival announcements from around the music world this week appear to inspire hope for the coming season. Yes, we are heartbroken. Rescheduled dates have yet to be announced. Read the full statement from Summer Camp organizers below. Even still, bands continue to forfeit 2021 tour dates by the day. All tickets purchased online will be automatically refunded.. Tipitinas,Maple Leaf Bar, andd.b.a. LOCKNs cancellation marks the last of the big festivals that tried to merely postpone to later in the year with the hopes of conditions improving by then. On the other side of the country, theNewport Festivals Foundationannounced 2021 dates for bothNewport FolkandNewport Jazzfestivals. The last two rescheduled dates will see the Biscuits hit theFilmore Silver Springin Silver Spring, MD (10/2, 10/3). This survey comes several months afterThe New York Times Magazinepublished a roundtable discussion with bioethicists discussing a time table for public gatherings. TheLes Claypool-led trio is finally set to begin its tour of mid-sized arenas beginning in August. Organizers atThe Greek Theatrein Los Angeles, CA have canceled the entire seasons worth of performances for the first time in 90 years as the COVID-19 pandemic continues its hold on the live events industry heading into the summer months and beyond. It was originally scheduled to take place on May 15th18th. As the band notes in their cancellation announcement, We feel that June is too soon for such a large gathering and no other dates are available at the venue this year. Thank you Bonnaroovians for your patience as we continue to navigate through these unprecedented times together, organizers mentioned in a statement. With tens of thousands of deaths due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we cant possibly in good conscience even consider trying to put on a Gathering during these difficult times. Now, watching this new wave, I realize we are still in the fight and I must do my part. This year will be the first year without a Montreux Jazz Festival in more than 50 years. The yearly festival has faced an uphill battle since its 50th edition in the spring of 2019. One clear-cut example of this staggered approach to 2021 is theArdmore Music Hall. Amid a surge in cases, France today closed all schools and may be facing a third national lockdown as hospitals become overwhelmed. The landmark move marks the first time in 98 years that the popular outdoor amphitheater has canceled an entire season. TheRed Rocks schedule continues to fill up with limited-capacity shows beginning this month and stretching through October, destination events likeStrings & SolandDead & CompanysPlaying In The Sand are full-steam ahead for late 2021/early 2022, and most touring bands are starting to find a way to perform live for fans in some way or another. Sadly, the April 2021 SweetWater 420 Fest is canceled. If youre venturing out to shows this summer, it would be wise to get the shot. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment this week shared with Colorado live music industry leaders a framework for reopening in 2021. Wondering why your favorite band or festival postponed to later in the year or 2022 when all signs are pointing toward the return of live music in the not-so-distant future and even enormous events like the Tokyo Olympics are moving forward this summer? As the cancellation announcement notes, As a result of the current exponential growth of new COVID cases in New Orleans and the region and the ongoing public health emergency, we must sadly announce that the 2021 edition of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, scheduled to take place October 8 17, 2021, will not occur as planned. Dark Star Orchestra announced that their spring tour has been rescheduled. 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. 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.