American rock band, Pearl Jam, have postponed their Spring 2020 tour dates due to the coronavirus outbreak. The band released a series of 10 tweets, announcing their postponement and apologizing to fans.
“So it is with deep frustration and regret that we are forced to make this most unfortunate of announcement,” the band tweets. “This scheduled first leg of our PJ/Gigaton tour will need to be postponed and shows rescheduled for a later date.”
The band further states how the levels of risk to the audience members and their communities are too high for their comfort levels. They finish off the series of tweets by apologizing once again and expressing how upset they are with the situation.
The band was originally supposed to kick off their tour on Mar. 18, in Toronto, ON, at the Scotiabank Arena, to promote their upcoming album, Gigaton, which is set to release on Mar. 27. At the moment, it is unknown which dates are being postponed.
Much like Pearl Jam, bands and festivals are cancelling and postponing their events, due to the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this week, SXSW announced their cancelation for their entire week of festivities. Slipknot also announced, earlier this month, they will be postponing their Knotfest Japan and Asian tours, once again, due to the coronavirus.
UPDATE (3/10): Ohana Festival, which announced its lineup just yesterday with Pearl Jam as one of the headliners has confirmed that Pearl Jam will still be playing the festival. They confirmed Pearl Jam will headline in a response to a user on Twitter.
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