Garth Brooks Cancels Five Stadium Concerts As Covid-19 Cases Rise

Country superstar Garth Brooks has canceled the next five stadium tour dates to be filmed as their latest and greatest concerts. the tour industry mixes in response to rising coronavirus infection rates.

“In July, I sincerely thought the pandemic was over,” Brooks said on Wednesday, four days after performing for nearly 90,000 fans in Lincoln, Neb. war, and I must do my part.”

The tour, which has already played in five cities last month, is canceling dates in Cincinnati, scheduled for September 18; Charlotte, NC, Sept. 25; Baltimore on October 2; Foxborough, Mass., Oct. 9; and a makeover date for an as-yet-unscheduled show in Nashville. According to the statement, tickets will be refunded automatically.

Brooks’ announcement comes after a series of cancellations by artists such as Stevie Nicks and Limp Bizkit. horn and Lynyrd Skynyrd; NS New Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalPlanned for October was also closed. NS Detroit Jazz FestivalScheduled as an in-person event from September 3 to 6, it announced this week that it will “evolve into a virtual form” of live streams.

For now, most of the concert industry is keeping tour plans intact and establishing various safety protocols for attendees as well as workers who run concert venues and manage touring productions. Live Nation and AEG Presents, the two companies that dominate much of the touring and festival business, have announced that their venues will require proof of vaccination or negative testing for attendees and staff, but this still leaves uncertainty about most of the business. control.

Los Angeles County will be requires a mask At large outdoor concerts and sporting events that attract more than 10,000 people from Thursday.

Major American festivals scheduled for the coming weeks include Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn. (September 2-5); Jay-Z’s Made in America in Philadelphia (September 4-5); Governors Ball in New York (September 24-26); Austin City Limits (October 1-3 and 8-10) in Austin, Texas; and the Outer Lands, in San Francisco (October 29-31).

In his announcement, Brooks told fans that he hopes to continue his tour through the end of the year, “as long as he makes sure that the environment these people are spending their time and money in to put themselves in is not only the best but also the safest experience we can provide.”