Road Rave Drive-In Music Festival Cancelled
EDM fans were going to experience the country’s first drive-in music festival in Florida this weekend, but due to weather conditions, the event has been called-off. The festival, dubbed Road Rave, was originally set to take place on June 6 with performances from Carnage, Riot, Ten, Blunts & Blondes,... Read more
Jamey Johnson Schedules Mississippi Concert
For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took over the nation, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum will host a concert by country music artist Jamey Johnson. The show is slated to take place on July 18 on the front lawn of the Coliseum with country’s Cole Jones opening the... Read more
Theater Experts Launch Think Tank Focused On Reopening Strategies
Multiple theater executives gathered together to form a “think tank,” helping others throughout the industry move forward amid the coronavirus pandemic. The think tank, formed by producer and publicist Matt Ross, is composed of three dozen theatermakers across all disciplines, as well as a team of epidemiologists from the... Read more
Motley Crue Announce Rescheduled Dates For The Stadium Tour
Motley Crue’s highly-anticipated Stadium Tour, featuring Def Leppard, Poison, and Joan Jett, has been rescheduled to summer 2021. After weeks of speculation, the rockers announced earlier this month that their forthcoming tour would be postponed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While the trek was originally scheduled to kick-off this... Read more
Disturbed Reschedule Anniversary Tour For Next Year
The metal group Disturbed had to reschedule their forthcoming anniversary tour to 2021 amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The Sickness 20th Anniversary Tour, co-produced by Frank Productions and Live Nation, was slated to kick-off this summer with support from Staind and Bad Wolves. However, out of precaution, the trek... Read more
Canadian Performing Arts Venues Hit With More Layoffs
TO Live, the Canadian agency that operates various arts venues, announced multiple layoffs amid widespread cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Already, 480 unionized, part-time, and casual staff employees were laid off or placed on temporary leave, and now, an addition 115 full-time positions have been affected, according to... Read more
Shaky Knees Music Festival Calls Off 2020 Edition
Atlanta’s Shaky Knees Music Festival, which was previously postponed to the fall, will no longer go on as planned. Originally, the event was scheduled to take place in early May, however, amid the coronavirus pandemic, the festival was rescheduled to October. Now, as the pandemic has remained rampant across... Read more
Woodstock 50 Organizers File Lawsuit Against Former Financial Partner
Woodstock 50 – the epic event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic 1969 festival – was officially called-off last year due to several setbacks. Now, the organizers behind the event have filed a lawsuit against their former financial partner for its “destruction of the festival.” According to a... Read more
Eventbrite Launches COVID-19 ‘Safety Playbook For Events’
As the live event industry starts to build itself back up amid the coronavirus pandemic, Eventbrite has launched an actionable playbook to help creators move forward following widespread cancellations. The guide, dubbed COVID-19 Safety Playbook, was developed by top risk management and health experts, giving guidance regarding new safety... Read more
WWE Reportedly Hopeful To Stage Live Events By Summer’s End
Although wrestling has been halted due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, WWE is reportedly working to get events back up and running by the end of summer 2020. WWE has not held a live event or TV taping outside of the Orlando Area since the Monday Night Raw taping... Read more