by Dan Locke
LiveNation’s summer concert lineup in Chicago is starting to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with recent tour cancellations by Celtic Woman at Rosemont Theatre and Zac Brown Band. Wrigley Field have been canceled.
Both are part of full tour cancellations recently announced by the artists.
Celtic Woman, which shared the news on March 20, plans to reschedule all tour dates for 2021. “We hope you and your family are safe and well,” a post on the group’s website stated. “We are very excited to announce our rescheduled 2021 Celtic Woman Celebration Tour. Our wonderful fans are always our first priority, and it is important to us to provide you with these updates as soon as they become available.”
Zac Brown Band, which typically visits Chicago every summer, advised fans to self-isolate in its tour cancellation announcement.
A note to fans stated: “Zac Brown Band has made the very difficult decision to not move forward with all remaining 2020 tour dates including ‘The Owl Tour’ and ‘Roar With The Lions Tour.’ We are deeply disappointed this has happened, touring is our life blood and performing live for our fans is the best part of this job. Bottom line though, we want to take every precaution to put the health and safety of our fans and crew first.
“We are in unprecedented times which requires unprecedented decisions. It is up to all of us to change the course of this pandemic and make sacrifices for the sake of our fellow man. The sooner we all do our part, the sooner we can get past this. To those of you taking proper steps to keep yourself and those around you healthy, thank you. To those of you still out there not taking this seriously, it’s time to wake up.
“The longer you wait to self-isolate, the longer entire communities will be out of work and the longer it will take our country to recover.”
Zac Brown Band’s online store is selling “CANCELLED” tour tee shirts, which also advise people to stay home.
Refunds will be given to ticketholders at point of purchase, or automatically if bought online.
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