Coronavirus Forces My Chemical Romance to Postpone Japan Tour
Been waiting for this... The Australian dates are still on atm, but I wouldn't be surprised if they get postponed/cancelled too.
Tool just postponed their concert tonight in Oregon. It's very possible that my Charlotte date next month will suffer the same fate, but I hope not. :/
Eff this coronavirus.
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The global coronavirus outbreak has steadily been taking its toll on the touring industry. My Chemical Romance, who announced their reunion last year, have been urged by promoters in Japan to postpone their two scheduled dates in the country over concerns of what the World Health Organization has now officially declared a pandemic.
"The promoter of our Japan shows suggested that we postpone the shows in Japan for the safety of the public, and we are heeding that advice," said My Chemical Romance in a statement on Twitter which was written in both Japanese and English.
The shows were scheduled for March 28 and 29.
My Chem are far from the first to postpone dates, international or domestic, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, categorized as COVID-19. Social distancing measures are in place in certain areas, preventing mass gathering of 1,000 people or more, while other territories have entered quarantine phases, aiming to limit the spread of the virus.
"We had very much hoped to have alternate dates confirmed before we announced the postponement, to make sure our fans knew we had every intention of coming back," the band continued.
"Somehow, word got out before we could do that. However, please know we are working on rescheduling shows and will try to announce those soon. We are terribly sad to postpone, and even more distressed about what is happening the world over," they said in closing.
For now, the remainder of My Chemical Romance's high-profile reunion tour dates will proceed as scheduled. See the list of global stops below.
My Chemical Romance North American Tour Dates
Sept. 09 - Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
Sept. 11 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
Sept. 12 - Chicago, Ill. @ Riot Fest
Sept. 14 - Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
Sept. 15 - Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
Sept. 17 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center
Sept. 18 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 20 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Music Midtown
Sept. 22 - Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center
Sept. 26 - Sunrise, Fla. @ BB&T Center
Sept. 29 - Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
Sept. 30 - Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center
Oct. 02 - Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center
Oct. 04 - Tacoma, Wash. @ Tacoma Dome
Oct. 06 - Oakland, Calif. @ Oakland Arena
Oct. 08 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum
Oct. 10 - Sacramento, Calif. @ Aftershock Festival
Oct. 11 - Las Vegas, Nev. @ T-Mobile Arena
My Chemical Romance 2020 International Tour Dates
March 20 - Ascot Vale, Australia @ Download Festival
March 21 - Parramatta, Australia @ Download Festival
March 25 - Western Springs, New Zealand @ Outer Fields at Western Spring
March 28 - Osaka, Japan @ Intex Osaka
March 29 - Hibino, Japan @ Download Festival
June 18 - Milton Keynes, U.K. @ Stadium MK
June 20 - Milton Keynes, U.K. @ Stadium MK
June 21 - Milton Keynes, U.K. @ Stadium MK
June 23 - Dublin, Ireland @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham
July 04 - Bologna, Italy @ Sonic Park Fest
July 06 - Bonn, Germany @ Kunst!rasen
July 11 - Moscow, Russia @ Park Live
Source: https://loudwire.com/coronavirus-forces-my-chemical-romance-to-postpone-japan-tour/
https://twitter.com/MCRofficial/status/1237952363442237440
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Edit: Download Festival cancelled and MCR is getting the blame? What bullshit!
https://twitter.com/raytoro/status/1238325593717878784
Also Tool made this announcement today:
https://twitter.com/Tool/status/1238237666656653312
Really hoping things will get better by the end of April...
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Live Nation, AEG Suspend Artist Touring Until April as Coronavirus Spreads
Live Nation and AEG, North America’s largest concert promoters, are halting all large-scale tours in the U.S. and abroad until April, and asking artists to come home amid coronavirus fears.
The competitors aligned with the biggest booking agencies in the country to mount a unified effort to address the situation. In a joint statement, executives from Live Nation, AEG, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), William Morris Endeavor (WME), Paradigm, and United Talent Agency (UTA) said they are working together to develop best practices to safeguard artists, fans, and staff in the concert industry.
“The world’s leading forces in live entertainment have come together to form a global task force to drive strategic support and unified direction, ensuring precautionary efforts and ongoing protocol are in the best interest of artists, fans, staff, and the global community,” the coalition said in a joint statement. “At this time, we collectively recommend large-scale events through the end of March be postponed. We continue to support that small-scale events follow guidance set by their local government officials. We feel fortunate to have the flexibility to reschedule concerts, festivals, and live events as needed, and look forward to connecting fans with all their favorite artists and live entertainment soon.”
Live Nation informed its employees that the suspension of touring activities would last through the end of the month and, other than a few shows Thursday and Friday, will be effective immediately while the organization figures out its next move. A source close to the situation tells Rolling Stone that the hope is that tours resume in April, though many large-scale tours such as the Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, and Justin Bieber don’t start until May.
The announcement comes at a time when the live-music industry is bracing for impact. The spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus that the World Health Organization recently declared a pandemic, has prompted government officials to limit large public gatherings. The South by Southwest festival was canceled last week over worries about large crowds, Coachella was postponed, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that gatherings of more than 500 people would be restricted in the state, just ahead of Billie Eilish’s concert at Madison Square Garden. (Rolling Stone is keeping a running list of COVID-19-related event cancellations.)
In a recent earnings call with investors, Live Nation’s president, Joe Berchtold, expressed confidence that COVID-19 would not disrupt the company’s business. “While we expect breakouts over the next few months, one of our strengths is we are highly diversified geographically,” he said. “Thus far we have seen no pullback and fan demand outside of specifically affected areas, and overall attendance is weighted over latter half of this year, with 70 percent of attendance expected in the latter half of this year.”
He said the most flexible thing to do from a company perspective would be to reroute tours. “More challenging is when the festival gets canceled on a Saturday afternoon,” he said. “Easiest economic challenge is to reroute and reschedule a show, no cost to us.”
Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/live-nation-halts-touring-coronavirus-966385/
Continually updated list of cancelled events:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coronavirus-cancellations-music-fests-concerts-tours-964575/
Tool just postponed their concert tonight in Oregon. It's very possible that my Charlotte date next month will suffer the same fate, but I hope not. :/
Eff this coronavirus.
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The global coronavirus outbreak has steadily been taking its toll on the touring industry. My Chemical Romance, who announced their reunion last year, have been urged by promoters in Japan to postpone their two scheduled dates in the country over concerns of what the World Health Organization has now officially declared a pandemic.
"The promoter of our Japan shows suggested that we postpone the shows in Japan for the safety of the public, and we are heeding that advice," said My Chemical Romance in a statement on Twitter which was written in both Japanese and English.
The shows were scheduled for March 28 and 29.
My Chem are far from the first to postpone dates, international or domestic, due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, categorized as COVID-19. Social distancing measures are in place in certain areas, preventing mass gathering of 1,000 people or more, while other territories have entered quarantine phases, aiming to limit the spread of the virus.
"We had very much hoped to have alternate dates confirmed before we announced the postponement, to make sure our fans knew we had every intention of coming back," the band continued.
"Somehow, word got out before we could do that. However, please know we are working on rescheduling shows and will try to announce those soon. We are terribly sad to postpone, and even more distressed about what is happening the world over," they said in closing.
For now, the remainder of My Chemical Romance's high-profile reunion tour dates will proceed as scheduled. See the list of global stops below.
My Chemical Romance North American Tour Dates
Sept. 09 - Detroit, Mich. @ Little Caesars Arena
Sept. 11 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Xcel Energy Center
Sept. 12 - Chicago, Ill. @ Riot Fest
Sept. 14 - Toronto, Ontario @ Scotiabank Arena
Sept. 15 - Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden
Sept. 17 - Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center
Sept. 18 - Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center
Sept. 20 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Music Midtown
Sept. 22 - Newark, N.J. @ Prudential Center
Sept. 26 - Sunrise, Fla. @ BB&T Center
Sept. 29 - Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center
Sept. 30 - Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center
Oct. 02 - Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center
Oct. 04 - Tacoma, Wash. @ Tacoma Dome
Oct. 06 - Oakland, Calif. @ Oakland Arena
Oct. 08 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ The Forum
Oct. 10 - Sacramento, Calif. @ Aftershock Festival
Oct. 11 - Las Vegas, Nev. @ T-Mobile Arena
My Chemical Romance 2020 International Tour Dates
March 20 - Ascot Vale, Australia @ Download Festival
March 21 - Parramatta, Australia @ Download Festival
March 25 - Western Springs, New Zealand @ Outer Fields at Western Spring
March 28 - Osaka, Japan @ Intex Osaka
March 29 - Hibino, Japan @ Download Festival
June 18 - Milton Keynes, U.K. @ Stadium MK
June 20 - Milton Keynes, U.K. @ Stadium MK
June 21 - Milton Keynes, U.K. @ Stadium MK
June 23 - Dublin, Ireland @ Royal Hospital Kilmainham
July 04 - Bologna, Italy @ Sonic Park Fest
July 06 - Bonn, Germany @ Kunst!rasen
July 11 - Moscow, Russia @ Park Live
Source: https://loudwire.com/coronavirus-forces-my-chemical-romance-to-postpone-japan-tour/
https://twitter.com/MCRofficial/status/1237952363442237440
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Edit: Download Festival cancelled and MCR is getting the blame? What bullshit!
https://twitter.com/raytoro/status/1238325593717878784
Also Tool made this announcement today:
https://twitter.com/Tool/status/1238237666656653312
Really hoping things will get better by the end of April...
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Live Nation, AEG Suspend Artist Touring Until April as Coronavirus Spreads
Live Nation and AEG, North America’s largest concert promoters, are halting all large-scale tours in the U.S. and abroad until April, and asking artists to come home amid coronavirus fears.
The competitors aligned with the biggest booking agencies in the country to mount a unified effort to address the situation. In a joint statement, executives from Live Nation, AEG, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), William Morris Endeavor (WME), Paradigm, and United Talent Agency (UTA) said they are working together to develop best practices to safeguard artists, fans, and staff in the concert industry.
“The world’s leading forces in live entertainment have come together to form a global task force to drive strategic support and unified direction, ensuring precautionary efforts and ongoing protocol are in the best interest of artists, fans, staff, and the global community,” the coalition said in a joint statement. “At this time, we collectively recommend large-scale events through the end of March be postponed. We continue to support that small-scale events follow guidance set by their local government officials. We feel fortunate to have the flexibility to reschedule concerts, festivals, and live events as needed, and look forward to connecting fans with all their favorite artists and live entertainment soon.”
Live Nation informed its employees that the suspension of touring activities would last through the end of the month and, other than a few shows Thursday and Friday, will be effective immediately while the organization figures out its next move. A source close to the situation tells Rolling Stone that the hope is that tours resume in April, though many large-scale tours such as the Rolling Stones, Robert Plant, and Justin Bieber don’t start until May.
The announcement comes at a time when the live-music industry is bracing for impact. The spread of COVID-19, the coronavirus that the World Health Organization recently declared a pandemic, has prompted government officials to limit large public gatherings. The South by Southwest festival was canceled last week over worries about large crowds, Coachella was postponed, and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that gatherings of more than 500 people would be restricted in the state, just ahead of Billie Eilish’s concert at Madison Square Garden. (Rolling Stone is keeping a running list of COVID-19-related event cancellations.)
In a recent earnings call with investors, Live Nation’s president, Joe Berchtold, expressed confidence that COVID-19 would not disrupt the company’s business. “While we expect breakouts over the next few months, one of our strengths is we are highly diversified geographically,” he said. “Thus far we have seen no pullback and fan demand outside of specifically affected areas, and overall attendance is weighted over latter half of this year, with 70 percent of attendance expected in the latter half of this year.”
He said the most flexible thing to do from a company perspective would be to reroute tours. “More challenging is when the festival gets canceled on a Saturday afternoon,” he said. “Easiest economic challenge is to reroute and reschedule a show, no cost to us.”
Source: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/live-nation-halts-touring-coronavirus-966385/
Continually updated list of cancelled events:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coronavirus-cancellations-music-fests-concerts-tours-964575/