The experiment was conducted in late August and saw 1,200 concert-goers converge on Quarterback Immobilien Arenain Leipzig where they were required to wear masks and were equipped with matchstick-sized contact tracers around their necks to track the spread of simulated viral particles in the arena. Fans should head to the event website for more info. The festival released a number of updated safety guidelines it would implement for the planned October 2nd4th at Infinity DownsandOak Ridge Farmin Arrington, VA. Its worth noting, however, that the update was clarified with the understanding that things might change.. No rescheduled 2021 dates for either event have been confirmed by the festivals producersAEG/Goldenvoice,Billboardalso confirmed. In this light, the rescheduling of the Tour de France to August is somewhat reassuring. AsRed Rocks Amphitheatrereopened to limited capacity audiences over the weekend with a four-night run byLotus, the iconic Morrison, CO venue further expanded its upcoming schedule with new concerts throughout May and July from big names includingBob Weir and Wolf Bros,The Disco Biscuits,Umphreys McGee,Tedeschi Trucks, and many more. Organizers atRed Rocks Amphitheatreissued a statement late on Friday saying that venue staff and promoters are working to plan for a variety of scenarios this summer., The 2020 concert season at the famed Morrison, CO venue was almost entirely postponed to 2021. While this doesnt come as the largest surprise, Electric Forests cancellation decidedly pushes the line in the sand further back in the summer. Originally scheduled for fall 2020, Genesis initially moved the tour to spring 2021. The bands pair of shows atTerminal 5on January 14th and 15th will no longer take place, though UM is still slated to play shows in Buffalo, NY (1/20/22), Syracuse, NY (1/21/22), and Albany, NY (1/22/22) ahead of a winter tour. I think its going to have a huge impact. Visit the Austin City Limits website for more information. For more information about the New Years Run postponement and forthcoming tour dates, head here. 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. Saturday, September 25, 2021, 5:00 p.m. The late-summer threshold appears to now be the standard for general indoor concert and large-scale festival postponements as well. Head here for updates and more information on The Strokes New Years Eve show and all future tour dates. The full-capacity concert will be the first live music of any kind at the Worlds Most Famous arena since March 10th, 2020, or 460 days ago, when The Brotherscelebrated 50 years ofThe Allman Brothers Bandjust prior to the total shutdown of live music. While most of those rescheduled dates still stand, the venue noted that reduced capacity early in the season may mean some artists reschedule or cancel shows, so we anticipate some movement in the calendar ahead. Organizers also noted that it is still too early to tell what the summer will bring and that this planning will be a rolling process with many factors based on our communitys progress in driving down Covid numbers.. Tuesday, September 1st, 2020, 4:30 p.m. In a statement shared by festival organizers on Tuesday, producer/director of Jazz FestQuint Davissaid. Boosted and very grateful for it.. On the one hand, we have the bleaker outlooks: in addition to the bioethicist who predicted no large concerts until Fall 2021 in a recent New York Times Magazine roundtable, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell recommended on Tuesday that no large events take place in the Louisiana city until next year. New York City festival Governors Ballhas been canceled due to the ongoing health crisis. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for these rescheduled dates. The event is also set to feature a full disc golf tournament on the campgrounds 9 hole course. The "Piano Man" crooner has been a regular performer at MSG in New York since 2014 when. The band will announce rescheduled dates in the near future. Further on down the food chain of touring bands,Billy Stringsannounced more than 50 new concert dates on Thursday in one of the largest tour announcements from any artists seen since March 2020. The announcement follows Live Nations main competitorAEGs announcement that all staff and patrons must be vaccinated as of October 1st. In addition to outlining updated bag policies for certain venues, the note asked that people DO NOT COME to the shows if they have tested positive or been exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 14 days or are experiencing symptoms of the virus. Dinosaur Jr.has postponed the first leg of its fall tour due to continued COVID-19 concerns. In a statement toSioux Falls Argus Leader, Andrew Friedson, one of the authors of the study, noted,Were never going to be able to contact trace every single person from Sturgis, Friedson said. DETROIT - Music icon Billy Joel will play Detroit's Comerica Park on Saturday, July 9, 2022. In August, the festival issued a statement on COVID-19 in which it encouraged attendees to get vaccinated, promised further updates as the situation continued to develop, and let fans know that things were moving forward with cautious enthusiasm.. Organizers announced that instead of the physical gathering, the weekend originally slated for Lollapalooza will host a digital festival, complete with archival footage from past events as well as new footage from concerts around Chicago and beyond. The move, de Blasio explained, was a clear message to unvaccinated New Yorkers. The piano pop powerhouse has postponed his Detroit visit again, and will now play Comerica Park on July 9,. We are excited for this opportunity to reopen our doors and welcome concert-goers back to Rupp Arena!. Conducted on December 12th, the experiment organized by the Foundation against AIDS and Infectious Diseases of the University Hospital Germans Trias I Pujol in the municipality of Badalona brought concertgoers to Sala Apoloin Barcelona. Luckily, his surgeries have allowed him to perform once again. As the shows president,Mark Schienberg, said in a statement on the rapidly rising number of new cases, At the onset of planning for the August Show, we were increasingly excited at the prospect of hosting the event as the number of vaccinations in New York continued to climb and mask-wearing reduced the spread in the City. With nearly all major music festivals and concert tours originally planned for summer 2020 either canceled or postponed heading into June, events like the smaller, regional-based Summer Jam Camp Outis still set to go on at the Thomas Point Beach & Campgroundin Brunswick, ME on July 3rd5th. She is vying to become just the third repeat winner in the category, following Prine and Buddy Miller. As COVID cases continue to rise around the country due to the omicron variant, some bands are electing to move their celebrations, including Phish, who plan to stage a four-night run at Madison Square Gardenin New York, NY April 20th23rd, with the customary three-set New Years Eve show set for April 22nd. While these predictions maintain a cautious optimism, it appears likely that concerts and music festivals will exist in some form this summer and fall. In other news,The Strokeshave shared a new date for their previously postponed New Years Eve performance at Brooklyn, NYs Barclays Center. I cant handle 6,000 right now. Brandi Carlile, who won artist of the year last year, is also nominated in the category. In a Facebook post, ICP announced that the festival, which was set to take place on August 5th-8th atNelson Ledges Quarry Park in Garrettsville, OH, was canceled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Big love from the Bad Boys of Boston. A statement shared by Shaky Knees organizers reads. Utahs Park City Song Summit has also revealed an extensive list of new safety protocols. The 2020 lineup was set to include Jack Johnson,Phil Lesh & Friends,Tash Sultana,Stick Figure,Umphreys McGee, and more. In a statement posted to Weirs social media pages, the band cited The health, well-being and safety of everyone in our live music community as their top priority and the impetus behind the cancellation. Weir, Don Was, and Jay Lane went on to thank fans for their continued support and understanding, assuring everyone that they cannot wait to get back out on the road. Travis Tritthas canceled four shows on his 2021 fall tour due to the venues COVID-19 safety guidelines. This seems to indicate that Red Rocks may not open for its usual spring/summer concert season at all this year. 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 . I miss touring and miss all of you. The Disco Biscuitshave detailed several rescheduled shows from the bands recently postponed 2020 spring tour, offering a light at the end of our proverbial quarantine tunnel. Major League ballparks have started rolling out different kinds of socially distant programming as both games and regular concerts continue to be ruled out. 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. We were looking forward to seeing you all out there, but the health and safety of our fans and crew has to take priority. To read the full list up updated protocols for Dave Matthews Band tour, set to go into effect beginning on August 21st atMerriweather Post Pavilion, head here. However, because of the lead time we need to produce High Sierra, we simply cant plan production of the festival under the guidelines that currently exist, and dont know at this time whether its feasible to postpone to a later date this year. While some have remained hopeful for a return in 2020, with some even rescheduling performances to this summer, each passing day pushes that line further away. In addition to Peach, eight other shows scheduled this summer have been moved to 2021. Due to Burning Mans size and the global audience it attracts, it is inherently a more high-risk event with regard to its potential to spread the virus. PerThe New York Times, this marks the first major Broadway production felled by the new Omicron variant. The statement from organizers noted that they will continue to explore possibilities for dates later in 2021 or, failing that, will look to May 2022 for the next Hangout. The announcements are undoubtedly exciting, but another potential big round of cancellations a few months from now? Head here for more information. Initially scheduled to take place on May 15thprior to the start of the states reopening process for indoor concert venuesTempleLive was hit with a cease and desist order over the highly-publicized first ticketed indoor show since the lockdown began. The rescheduled dates are set to take place in April and May of 2022. We couldnt do what we do without you, and we hope we can all do our part to bring live music back soon.. For more details, head here. Wednesday brought the announcement of Quarantine Comes Alive, modeled after events likeDenver Comes Alive and Brooklyn Comes Alive(which was set to take place in late March before COVID-19 forced its postponement until 2021). Heres something we havent reported in a while: An actual concert at an actual theater with an actual audience took place last night, Monday, May 18th. The postponement to August does allow the event to stand out from the heavily saturated schedule of major festivals which have been pushed back to the fall months, including Summerfest, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Coachella, and Bonnaroo. More optimistic: mount a show by Thanksgiving to capture at least some holiday revenue. The protocols mirrored what has since become an industry standard: attendees must provide proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test to enter and are encouragedthough not requiredto wear a mask. Twelve percent of fans said Lolla was actually their reason for getting vaccinated which is a huge number with 400k attendees throughout the weekend, a spokesperson for the company told NBC News. The festival was initially scheduled for June 12th-14th at Black Oak Ranchin Laytonville, CA, but will now take place on September 18th-20th. reunion trek following multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the band. This follows Jingle Ball Tournews regardingDoja Cat from earlier in December, who had to pull out of stops in New York, NY, and Boston, MA after several members of her touring party tested positive for COVID-19. Stay tuned to Newport Folk Festivals Facebook page for more official announcements. We are grateful to everyone for their understanding.. On Friday, December 10th, Doja Cat pulled out of Jingle Ball tour stops at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY, and TD Garden in Boston, MA (12/12) due to several members of her touring party testing positive. RW Reunion will bring many of your favorite bands, vendors and friends back to Pops for something that looks and feels like RW in all the right ways, but adds changing leaves, cooler temperatures and an even more intimate vibe, the statement reads. Back home in the U.S., however, certain things are starting to open back up. As such, the mayors office is officially seeking input from the public as to how the city can safely celebrate Carnival in 2021. At this rate, the state of New Jersey would like to vaccinate 4.7 million people before July 4th. Little by little, live music is returning. The continuing rise of COVID-19 cases in the United States due to the delta variant coupled with vaccine hesitancy has forced more artists and venues to issue updated safety guidelines to ensure the longevity of live music. Affected shows include tomorrow, October 8th, in Milwaukee, WI, Saturday (10/9) in Kansas City, MO, and Sunday (10/10) in Cedar Rapids, IA. We look forward to when the events may return.. Late last month, New York City MayorBill de Blasiomoved the needle ever closer to reopening when he announced that the city wouldfully reopen on July 1st, only to be one-upped by the States announcement this past Monday thatmost pandemic-related capacity restrictions would be liftednot in July, but later this month on May 19th. In Georgia, gyms, hair and nail salons, bowling alleys, and other such businesses will be allowed to reopen on Friday (4/24). With uncertainty around the status of live music in early 2021, Genesis has now decided to start the tour on Wednesday, September 15th, at Dublin, Irelands3Arena. We are again happy to say that the vast majority of our lineup is able to move with us and join us in August for our 20th anniversary celebration. A survey of over 500 epidemiologists appearing in The New York Timesshows that 64 percent of respondents would be comfortable going to a sporting event, concert, or play in a year or more. Conversely, country superstar Garth Brooks announced on Wednesday the cancellation of the remainder of his stadium tour. WhileDave Matthews Band announced a re-shuffled itinerary for its scheduled 2021 national tour beginning in July, fan-favorite Michigan music festivalElectric Forest just announced that it is pushing its tentatively scheduled August 2021 event back to 2022. Mar 12, 2021 at 04:00 PM. While cancellations remain the theme, some 2021 festivals are pushing forward with COVID-conscious measures in place. moe. On Friday Joe Russos Almost Dead announced the cancellation of their June 4th, 2021 show at the famous outdoor Colorado venue (along with their October 15th show at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville). Coldplay, Pink and more artists lift spirits with free Instagram concerts .