Concerts, shows around the globe force to cancel amid COVID-19 threat

Romar Fernando

March 10, 2020

• The global threat of COVID-19 has forced organizers of concerts, festivals and several shows to either cancel or reschedule their events to ensure the safety of fans and to hamper the continuous spread of the virus.

  Aloha Hawaii!! I'm so so sad to have to announce that I'm postponing my show to November. I was so excited to come back to Hawaii on my "anniversary month" but evolving international travel restrictions force us to consider everyone's safety and well being. (Cont.) pic.twitter.com/HVbPX6PSxm

  — Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) March 3, 2020

  Mariah Carey‘s concert in Hawaii was moved to November 2020 due to travel restrictions in the US. Due to same reasons, the whole Asia leg of Khalid‘s Free World Tour is cancelled. London rapper Stormzy pulled off the Asia part of his “Heavy Is the Head World Tour” and March 5 gig in Zurich, Switzerland.

  Avril Lavigne also expressed her regrets on the postponement of the Asian leg of  her “Head Above Water World Tour.” She will be missing concerts in the Philippines, Taiwan, Japan and several cities in mainland China.

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  Green Day aborted planned tours in affected Asian countries such as Hong Kong, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. K-Pop group BTS was unable to start their “Map of the Soul Tour” in Seoul.

  Madonna cancelled her March 10 and 11 shows in Paris due to the French government’s restrictions on mass gatherings. The Grammy award winning singer Ciara was advised not to travel and forced to postpone her show in Texas.

  The three-day Ultra Electronic Music Festival suspended until next year their March 20-22 shows. Same thing goes to the French electronic music festival called Tomorrowland Winter cancelled the March 14-21 shows but the scheduled show in Belgium is still in the works for its July schedule.

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  While all other concerts announced postponements and cancellations, all eyes are now on Coachella to see if the popular festival will be cancelled either by the event organizers or California officials. This event is slated to start by April 10 until the next six days and draws over a hundred thousand people each day.

  As of this writing, World Health Organization states that COVID-19 has infected 114,448 individuals around 115 countries and regions, 46,308 of which are active cases: 40,537 (88%) have mild illness and 5,771 (12%) are serious and critical. Death records already reached 4,027 (6%) while 64,087 (94%) have recovered or already discharged from hospitals.

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