Taylor Swift is committed to flattening the curve as the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the globe.
The Lover singer recently announced that she was cancelling her upcoming shows for the rest of the year in light of the outbreak – including Lover Fest. Her U.S. and Brazil shows will be rescheduled to a later date, but it seems her other shows will be cancelled altogether.
The statement, posted on Twitter, reads:
“Fighting COVID-19 is an unprecedented challenge for our global community and the safety and wellbeing of fans should always be the top priority. Health organizations and governments around the world have strongly discouraged large public gatherings for an undetermined period of time. With many events throughout the world already cancelled, and upon direction from health officials in an effort to keep fans safe and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, sadly the decision has been made to cancel all Taylor Swift live appearances and performances this year.
The U.S. and Brazil shows will be rescheduled to take place in 2021, with dates to be announced later this year Tickets held for each of those shows will transfer to a new show date without action on the part of ticket holders.
For those who desire refunds for tickets purchased for the U.S. Lover Fest shows, they will be available starting May 1st subject to Ticketmaster terms. Watch for an email from Ticketmaster with instructions on how to request one. For currently available information on all other performance dates, please visit TaylorSwift.com. Thank you so much for understanding. We look forward to seeing you all, happy and healthy, in the future.”
She also expressed her disappointment at not being to see her fans in person, but urges fans to commit to quarantining to “stay safe and healthy.”
“I’m so sad I won’t be able to see you guys in concert this year, but I know this is the right decision. Please, please stay healthy and safe. I’ll see you on stage as soon as I can but right now what’s important is committing to this quarantine, for the sake of all of us,” she wrote in the caption.
Taylor is among the latest celebrities to cancel upcoming concerts and tours. Some, like BTS, have announced cancellations of tour dates as early as March. But more and more are postponing shows as new developments in the coronavirus pandemic arise.
Several other major events being postponed or cancelled, including the Cannes Film Festival.
Set to take place from May 12-23, organizers announced in March that it would be postponed until the end of June. However, on Tuesday (April 14), Festival de Cannes team made another announcement, saying that scheduling it for the summer is “no longer an option.”
They also added that Cannes will probably not be held “in its original form” this year.
According to their statement: “We have started many discussions with professionals, in France and abroad. They agree that the Festival de Cannes, an essential pillar for the film industry, must explore all contingencies allowing to support the year of Cinema by making Cannes 2020 real, in a way or another. When the health crisis, whose resolution remains the priority of all, passes, we will have to reiterate and prove the importance of cinema and the role that its work, artists, professionals, film theatres and their audiences, play in our lives.”
“Each and everyone knows that many uncertainties are still reigning over the international health situation,” the statement concluded. “We hope to be able to communicate promptly regarding the shapes that this Cannes 2020 will take.”
And for the first time in its 50-year history, San Diego Comic-Con will not be happening.
The convention was set begin July 23, 2020 at the San Diego Convention Center, but they organizers have announced that they will no longer be pushing through with the event amid the coronavirus crisis.
“Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures and while we are saddened to take this action, we know it is the right decision,” spokesperson David Glanzer said. “We eagerly look forward to the time when we can all meet again and share in the community we all love and enjoy.”
Fans can look forward to next year’s schedule, which is set for July 22-25, 2021. Attendees will be able to transfer their badges to 2021 or request a refund.
