Cancelled by Corona
- Kaitlyn Vanstrom
- Mar 28, 2020
- 2 min read
As I tried my best to avoid this topic, COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon so it is important to talk about the impact it is having on the music industry. By reducing capacities of venues, canceling all major gatherings, and practicing social distance the survival of any planned tour or festival is out of the cards. It is important now more than ever to find ways to support artists as well.
Here is what has been postponed/canceled so far.
Coachella - will now take place on October 9, 10 and 11 and October 16, 17 and 18, 2020.
Stagecoach - will take place on October 23, 24 and 25, 2020. All purchases for the April dates will be honored for the rescheduled October dates
Primavera Sound - Will now take place Aug. 26-30 at the same location, and they're hoping to maintain as much of their original lineup
Ringo Starr's All Starr Band - has rescheduled its spring 2020 tour to spring/summer 2021.
Britain's Download Festival 2020 - is canceled in its entirety.
APRA Music Awards - will go with a "virtual" format this year.
Harry Styles' Love On Love tour - of the U.K. and Europe is pushed back to 2021
Camila Cabello - has postponed her Romance tour, though she has yet to work out rescheduled dates.
Metallica - is rescheduling their April tour dates and will no longer appear at the Danny Wimmer Presents spring festivals
Little Big Town - has postponed The Nightfall Tour for later dates in August to October and January 2021
Alicia Keys - announced that her More Myself tour and Alicia album will be postponed, but her upcoming book will still launch on March 31
The Pussycat Dolls - postponed their UK and Ireland tour.
Bonnaroo - will be rescheduled to Sept 24-27, 2020.
Louis Tomlinson - canceled the remainder of the UK leg
Elton John - has postponed his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour -- shows from March 26-May 2 have been pushed to 2021.
The Jonas Brothers - canceled their April 1 - 18 Las Vegas residency at Park MGM.
Billie Eilish - announced that her Where Do We Go? tour dates for the rest of the month have been postponed.
Blake Shelton - postponed the final two weekends of his Friends and Heroes Tour 2020 until later unknown dates in spring 2021.
Dan + Shay - have postponed their spring tour -- dates now start in July.
Miley Cyrus - canceled her trip to Australia for the World Tour Bushfire Relief concert, due to concerns relating to the coronavirus outbreak. Lil Nas X, The Veronicas and Seb Fontaine were also booked for the now-canceled concert.
Pentatonix - announced that their world tour, scheduled to kick off on March 16 in Warsaw, Poland, will no longer happen.
This is only a small condensed list of the many concerts canceled due to the pandemic. For an extended list look here → https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/touring/9323647/concerts-canceled-coronavirus-list
I know myself and a ton of other people had a year of concerts lined up. This would've been such a fun year for them too with all the new music out. I'm glad you covered this topic specifically though because my parents have been trying to figure which of their concerts got cancelled or postponed and this looks like a post that could be helpful. Thanks for sharing.