Coronavirus: All the major music festivals, concerts, and events cancelled or postponed due to the pandemic
As the world continues to battle coronavirus, the music industry is taking some serious hits due to multiple shows being cancelled and venues being shut down.
The concert organizers Live Nation and AEG Presents are pausing all arena tours in North America to comply with the announcement that all large gatherings must be cancelled or postponed. Concerts in March from Billie Eilish, Celine Dion, Jason Aldean, Zac Brown Band, Cher, Kiss, Post Malone, Tool, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Chris Stapleton, among others have all been postponed indefinitely. This also affects several festivals and music shows, such as Coachella, which is promoted by Goldenvoice, a division of AEG, and has been postponed.
The two corporate giants will re-assess the situation in April before announcing any further event dates. In the meantime, stay up-to-date with the latest cancellations and postponements in the music industry with the list below.
Festivals and Events
1. South by Southwest (Austin, Texas; March 13-22): Cancelled.
Organizers have announced that they did not have insurance coverage for Coronavirus, and have since laid off around one-third of their full-time employees.
2. Calle Ocho Festival (Miami, March 15): Cancelled.
3. Ultra Music Festival (Miami, March 20-22): Postponed for a year, effectively cancelling this year's event.
4. Beyond Wonderland SoCal (across the West Coast, March 20-21): Postponed to June 19-20.
5. Treefort Music Festival (Boise, March 25–29): Postponed to September 23-27. Line-up changes have not been confirmed yet.
6. Big Ears Festival (Knoxville, March 26–29): Cancelled.
7. Coachella (Indio, California; April 10-12, 17-19) and Stagecoach (Indio, California; April 24-26): Postponed to October 9-11, 16-18 and October 23-25 respectively. Line-up changes have not been confirmed as of yet.
8. Korea Times Music Festival (Los Angeles, April 25): Postponed indefinitely.
9. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony (Cleveland, Ohio; May 2): Postponed indefinitely.
10. Electric Daisy Carnival (Las Vegas, May 15-17): Proceeding as planned.
11. Glastonbury Festival (England, June 24-28): Proceeding as planned. Headliners include Kendrick Lamar, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, and Diana Ross.
12. Days of Summer Cruise (between Miami and the Bahamas, June 28–July 1): Postponed till 2021, effectively cancelling this year's event.
13. L.A. Gay Pride (June 12-14): All relating events postponed indefinitely.
14. Lollapalooza (Grand Park, Chicago; July 30 - August 2): Proceeding as planned.
15. Pitchfork Music Festival (Chicago; July 17-19): Proceeding as planned.
Events taking place outside the US:
1. Australia’s World Tour Bushfire Relief (Melbourne, March 13): Cancelled following Miley Cyrus' withdrawal. Day two of the event is set to go on as planned.
2. Tomorrowland Music Festival (French Alps, March 14–21): The winter edition in France has been cancelled. The next edition in Belgium on July 17-19 and July 24-26 is set to go ahead as planned.
3. Download (Melbourne, March 20, and Sydney, March 21): Cancelled following My Chemical Romance's withdrawal.
4. K-Pop Super Concert (Dubai, March 20): Postponed indefinitely.
5. Music Bank (Dubai, March 21): Postponed indefinitely.
6. Lollapalooza Argentina (San Isidro, March 27-29): Postponed indefinitely.
7. Lollapalooza Chile (March 27-29): Postponed indefinitely.
8. Lollapalooza Brazil (April 3-5): Proceeding as planned.
9. Vantastival (Ireland, May 29 - June 1): Postponed to September 18-20.
10. Dark Mofo (Hobart, Tasmania; June 10): Cancelled.
Concerts and Shows
1. Crush Music representing Green Day, Fall Out Boy, and Weezer have an upcoming stadium tour together which is proceeding as planned, but Asian dates have been cancelled.
2. Ameoba Music: All in-store performances till the end of March, 2020 have been cancelled to comply with California health officials' announcement that all social gatherings of 250 people or more should be cancelled or postponed.
3. BTS: 'Map of the Soul: 7' tour Seoul concerts cancelled. Concert will now kick off from California.
4. Mariah Carey: Postponed show to November.
5. Khalid: Asian leg of 'Khalid's Free Spirit World Tour' held back due to travel advisories.
6. Taylor Swift: The singer was set to perform at the 2020 NCAA 'March Madness' music festival as the headliner for Capital One's 'JamFest' in Atlanta on April 5. Following the news that the Division I men's and women's basketball tournament would not be happening this year, March Madness was also cancelled.
7. Stormzy: Cancelled Asian dates for 'Heavy Is the Head World Tour'. Previously cancelled March 5 gig in Zurich.
8. Madonna: First two dates of the Madame X world tour in Paris scheduled for March 10 and 11 have been cancelled.
9. Pearl Jam: First leg of North American tour postponed.
10. Billy Joel: Delayed two Madison Square Garden concerts.
11. Dan + Shay: Cancelled the Wells Fargo Center show in Philadelphia. Delayed all remaining dates until summer.
12. Zac Brown Band: Postponed spring leg of 'The Owl Tour'.
13. Avril Lavigne: Asian leg of 'Head Above Water World Tour' postponed.
14. Louis Tomilson: Rescheduled the remaining European tour to August. Dates not confirmed.
15. Reba McEntire: Spring tour postponed to July 9, will kick off from Huntsville, Alabama.
16. Maluma: Postponed remaining European tour dates.
17. Ciara: Cancelled hometown performance in Fort Hood, Texas for the Fort Hood USE grand opening, which has also been postponed to later in the year.
18. KISS: Cancelled all remaining dates for the 'End of the Road World Tour'.
19. Hole reunion concert (with Courtney Love and Melissa Auf der Maur): Postponed due to the Bans Off My Body benefit concert being pushed back.
20. Rage Against the Machine: Spring dates of the 'Run the Jewels' reunion tour on hold till May.
Award Shows
1. Academy of Country Music Awards (Las Vegas, April 5): Postponed indefinitely.
2. Billboard Music Awards (Las Vegas, April 29): Postponed indefinitely.
Museums and Theaters
1. Broadway: All shows have been shut down until further notice.
2. Apollo Theater (New York): All public programs, including the Women of the World Festival, Amateur Night at the Apollo, School Day Live, Historic Tours, Live Wire, Apollo Comedy Club, and Apollo Music Café events are closed till April 4. The Apollo Theater and African Film Festival’s Africa Now! concert featuring Oumou Sangaré, previously scheduled for Saturday, April 4 has now been postponed until the fall.
3. The Metropolitan Opera (New York): All performances till the end of March 2020 have been cancelled.
4. Carnegie Hall: All March events including classes and free performances have been cancelled.
5. Lincoln Center: All performances and screenings suspended.
6. The Grammy Museum: The museum, including all public programs and on-site education programs and guided tours, will be closed till the end of March 2020.
7. 92nd Street Y: All performances, including concerts and dances till March 22 suspended.
8. New York City Center: Performances cancelled.
9. Upright Citizens Brigade (New York and LA): All theaters closed until further notice.
The list will be updated as more cancellations are announced