The Coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19, has spread significantly the past few weeks and many precautions are being taken to prevent it from spreading. One major precaution being taken is that events are being canceled due to this disease. The cancelation of events is all over, from the Southside Irish Parade, to plenty of games and sporting events. This includes events hosted by the NBA, NHL, and even college leagues. Schools are being shut down temporarily and are switching to online assignments for the time being.
The necessary precautions are being taken to help those who are at risk and to contain and prevent further spread of the virus. Public gatherings with large capacities aren’t deemed to be safe and only worsen the current situation.
This also means that there are multiple concerts and tours being canceled until further notice. These cancellations have left plenty of fans very upset, however, it is necessary not only for the safety of the concert goers, but the artists performing and the staff at the given venues all around, or even the families and friends surrounding any of the previously mentioned groups of people.
Many don’t realize how much traveling is involved with these tours as well. While some shows are smaller, others are quite large and contain a very high number of concert goers, as well as plenty of staff and security members provided by the venue as well. Due to the current climate and situation, it’s understandable that artists don’t feel safe embarking on a long tour, or jeopardizing the safety of others.
There is a podcast called “That’s Not Metal” that has discussed this in great length including how this impacts not only the artists but the entire music industry in general.
The music industry has been struggling for sometime now as artists make so little off of streaming services, and physical copies of music aren’t selling like they used to.
In many ways artists do make a lot of their money off of tours and merchandise sales. The creators of the podcast have looked into the canceled tours and have created a Google spreadsheet showing all the various bands and artists that have canceled tours (or at least portions of the tour are being canceled) for the time being.
Some of the groups mentioned include, but are not limited to: Black Label Society, Iron Maiden, Lacuna Coil, Sepultura, and Slipknot. Even large events are up in the air at the moment until the situation becomes clearer.
Even Coachella 2020 had to be postponed due to the rise of concern over the virus. When things like this happen, especially at massive events, it raises the question of whether or not the date changes will affect the lineup.
As for the current ticket holders, many are very upset, however it is important that we follow the guidelines put into place by the president for the safety of the American people and is in all actuality, a very wise decision to be made for many reasons, including those aforementioned. The list mentions not just North American Tours, but tours around the world as well.
If you planned on attending any of these, please check before you buy a ticket off of anyone who is trying to sell the tickets to these shows off. So far the list stretches to approximately 136 groups or artists. The creators of the podcast also listed the merch sites so you can still financially support the bands you love as well.
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