Photo Credit: Melinda Oswandel
The next batch of show cancellations due to the coronavirus pandemic includes Alice Cooper, Dragonforce, Overkill, William DuVall, Imonolith, Tool, Attila, I Prevail, and more.
Tyr’s epic Valor & Folklore North American Tour with Heidevolk, Trollfest, and Metsatoll is now postponed:
“Unfortunately the highly anticipated “Valor & Folklore” tour of April 2020 will be postponed until further notice due to the travel restrictions issued by the United States government. Tour package Týr, Heidevolk, Trollfest and Metsatöll Official state collectively:
“With a heavy heart we have to postpone the “Valor & Folklore” tour. Needless to say this situation is beyond our control and we respect the decisions being made for your health as well as our health. We are currently looking ahead to reschedule the tour later this year. We hope to see you soon!”
Your local venue will provide you with information about purchased tickets.”
Dragonforce kicked off their tour with Unleash the Archers and Visions of Atlantis on March 5th, and now the rest of the trek has been postponed:
“Due to local legislation and concern for our fans’ health, we will be postponing all upcoming dates of our spring US tour, starting with tonight’s show in Minneapolis. Hold on to your tickets, we will have rescheduled dates announced very soon. In the meantime, please everyone take care and stay healthy!”
Overkill nearly completed their tour. However, they are forced to postpone the remaining shows, which happens to be in their home of New Jersey:
“From all of us in Overkill we are sad to say, due to circumstances beyond our control tonights show at the Fillmore in Silver Spring MD and tomorrow at the Wellmont theater in Montclair NJ have been postponed. We are extremely disappointed we can not finish our tour, especially our hometown show but we all refuse to put anyone at risk.
We are working to reschedule the shows and will be announcing the rescheduled dates as soon as possible. Hold on to your ticket for the rescheduled dates.
Stay safe and healthy everyone!!!”
Tool were forced to postpone tomorrow’s (14) show at the Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater:
“As we mentioned late yesterday, the situation with Coronavirus is ever-evolving. Due to a request from Boise officials, we have postponed our March 14 performance at the Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater. We will continue to update you as we get any additional information about upcoming tour dates.”
Alice Cooper has postponed his Spring North American tour:
“From Alice Cooper:
We are regretfully postponing our Spring 2020 headline North American tour from March 31 through April 22. The tour is being rescheduled for Fall 2020 and the new schedule will be announced as soon as possible.
Due to the current concerns regarding COVID-19, the health and safety of our fans, local venue staffs, as well as the health and safety of our band and crew, is of utmost priority. Information regarding previously purchased tickets and VIP packages will be available soon at alicecooper.com; it is recommended that those who have tickets should retain them, as they may be valid for the re-scheduled shows.
Let’s get through this together and resume rocking later in the year.”
William DuVall (Alice In Chains) cancelled his solo European/UK tour:
“UK/EUROPEAN TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT:
It is with an extremely heavy heart that I announce I am forced to cancel my UK/European tour due to the governmental restrictions being imposed by various countries in reaction to the corona virus outbreak. My team and I have monitored this situation closely for the past several weeks hoping for a positive turnaround. Unfortunately, current developments have rendered such a turnaround impossible. To say I am deeply saddened by this turn of events would be an understatement. I was so looking forward to seeing all of you.
For now, all I can say is that I am already looking into every possibility for rescheduling. My team is also working with the promoters in each country to honor the tickets that have been purchased in any city and venue that will allow it for the rescheduled shows. For the cities where this is not possible, refunds will be issued.
Again, I am so sorry. My most heartfelt thanks to all of you who bought tickets. I look forward to seeing all of you as soon as possible. Please continue to monitor my website and my social media pages for updates. Until then, I wish all of you safety and good health as we navigate this madness together with our families and friends.
Love, William”
I Prevail were forced to postpone their European/UK tour:
“IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT:
It’s with heavy hearts that we have to announce the remainder of our UK & European tour has been postponed. Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, the changing nature of travel policies and strict rules on social gathering in many countries, this is the best course of action to protect the safety of our fans, crew, and venue staff.
We are working around the clock to set the rescheduled dates and will release that information as soon as possible. Standby for more info.
-IP”
Imonolith postponed their European/UK run:
Attila postponed their spring tour:
Bad Omens were forced to cancel their current tour with Oh, Sleeper, Thousand Below, and Bloodline:
“Unfortunately, we have been forced to postpone our current tour with OH SLEEPER, THOUSAND BELOW and BLOODLINE effective tonight in Cincinnati. The safety and health of those who come to our shows and their surroundings is of utmost importance to us. Therefore, due to the current outbreak and bans on public gatherings we will look to reschedule all of our remaining dates to later in the year. All previously purchased tickets and VIP WILL be honored for any and all rescheduled shows. Please stay tuned for further updates, which we hope to have very shortly.”
