The latest rise in coronavirus circumstances, fueled by the extremely contagious Delta variant, has led to the cancellation of a number of upcoming musical performances.
The group Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit’s present scheduled for Wednesday in Houston has been canceled, based on an announcement on Tuesday from Mr. Isbell’s music label, Southeastern Data. The venue, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, “was not keen to adjust to the band’s up to date Well being and Security requirements,” it learn. Tickets bought on-line shall be refunded, based on the assertion.
Additionally on Tuesday the singer Stevie Nicks stated that though she is vaccinated, she is canceling the exhibits she was scheduled to carry out this 12 months, due to the rising variety of circumstances. “I would like everybody to be secure and wholesome and the rising Covid circumstances must be of concern to all of us,” Ms. Nicks, 73, stated in an announcement. “Whereas I’m vaccinated, at my age, I’m nonetheless being extraordinarily cautious and for that cause have determined to skip the 5 performances I had deliberate for 2021.”
Over the weekend, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Pageant introduced it was canceling this 12 months’s occasion, citing the rise in circumstances.
In June, Bruce Springsteen grew to become the primary individual to carry out on Broadway after some theaters in New York Metropolis reopened after briefly closing 16 months earlier, as a result of pandemic. Earlier than his first efficiency, Mr. Springsteen advised ticket holders that they might solely be admitted in the event that they confirmed proof of vaccination.
