Stevie Nicks, ‘Extremely Cautious’ About COVID, Cancels 2021 Tour Dates
Rock myth is attempting to interrupt the chain (of infections)
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Stevie Nicks, citing considerations in regards to the aptitude for COVID-19 to spread at her displays, announced on social media this week that she has canceled her final tour dates this year.
Nicks was slated to develop five dates precise during the rest of the year. A gape at her web space displays Nicks has already taken down the total appearances beforehand listed beneath the tour page — but she was on the starting save going to get a examine displays and fairs in California, Colorado, Georgia, Texas and Louisiana.
The Louisiana gig was segment of the annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Competition, which is never any longer taking space this October. Organizers canceled the match, which is willing to now happen April 28-Might per chance perhaps 9, 2022, consequently of surging coronavirus conditions within the issue.
“These are no longer easy cases with out a longer easy choices that wish to be made. I would favor every person to be safe and healthy and the rising Covid conditions must be of disaster to all of us,” the 73 year-regular rock star mentioned on Twitter Aug. 10. “While I’m vaccinated, at my age, I’m serene being extremely cautious and for that purpose get decided to skip the 5 performances I had planned for 2021.”
Nicks hasn’t rescheduled her dates but, but mentioned she’d gape to play extra concert occasions subsequent year. She also mentioned that she doesn’t realizing to leave the music change any time quickly, even though her singing profession spans bigger than 5 a long time (it’s been 54 years since Nicks joined her first band, Fritz, alongside eventual Fleetwood Mac co-founder Lindsey Buckingham).
“For this reason of singing and performing get been my total life, my predominant purpose is to buy healthy so I will proceed singing for the following decade or longer,” Nicks mentioned. “I’m devastated and I know followers are upset, but we are capable of gape against a brighter 2022.”
Nicks’ dwelling on the Shaky Knees festival in Atlanta, Ga. this October has already been filled by the Foo Opponents, who will now headline the match.
Nicks is much from the top rocker to come to a resolution to play it safe and cancel or postpone displays this year consequently of the coronavirus. Limp Bizkit founder Fred Durst announced the band would cancel its final August tour dates “out of an abundance of caution” earlier this week. Plunge Out Boy also canceled just a few displays earlier this month after a person on tour with them tested sure for COVID-19.