In a new roundtable discussion with the New York Times Magazine, oncologist and bioethicist Zeke Emanuel of the Center For American Progress theorizes that the live music industry could be put on ice for quite a while.
Zeke – who is the brother of former Chicago Mayor/White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel – estimates that large gatherings like concerts and sporting events will be the “last to return” to American society, adding, “Realistically, we’re talking fall 2021 at the earliest.”
“Restarting the economy has to be done in stages, and it does have to start with more physical distancing at a work site that allows people who are at lower risk to come back,” Emmanuel explains at length. “Certain kinds of construction, or manufacturing or offices, in which you can maintain six-foot distances are more reasonable to start sooner. Larger gatherings — conferences, concerts, sporting events — when people say they’re going to reschedule this conference or graduation event for October 2020, I have no idea how they think that’s a plausible possibility. I think those things will be the last to return. Realistically, we’re talking fall 2021 at the earliest.”
For a full list of concerts and tours impacted by COVID-19 visit Relix.com/Coronavirus.
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May 27, 2020 at 10:15 pm[…] to various concerts at Red Rocks and elsewhere later in the summer. I’ve got low confidence that any of them will actually take place. Conversely, alas, I’m highly confident that the promoters will declare the concerts indefinitely […]
Shannon Blowers
April 15, 2020 at 2:10 amFrom my experience, when people have fear, they lash out, look for a scapegoat, and try to blame someone for a situation. But placing blame never resolves anything.
And I came to read about music….not just read a stream of Pro-Trump/anti-Trump political comments. Hating and bashing those with opposing views never helps anyone either. Hate fuels hate. And hate is a viscous circle.
So I am praying that we will have large concerts again by fall…I miss going to shows more than anything. It is my release, my catharsis. But since this whole worldwide epidemic coronavirus crisis is unprecedented, I know that these things are difficult to predict.
So in the meantime, I will be grateful for the things that I am grateful for, and I will use the isolation to try to press pause, and try to do some self-work…dance around my bedroom with my dog and cat to the Facebook Live shows that performers are releasing. And I will do some writing and creating of my own.
And I will put my fear in a box, so it does not get a hold of me and make me react…because I will be happier if I try to stay positive, and by treating my fellow men and women with love and respect… and I will have peace if I try to learn something from this experience.
Danny Farris
April 15, 2020 at 10:45 pmThanks Shannon. That was a cool post.
Danny
April 13, 2020 at 9:25 pmEveryone’s all about the shut down, but is anyone considering the price? I think we’re doing what we should for right now, but at some point, we gotta start rollin’ again. Maybe we’ll have live music and sporting events in 2020, maybe not. But the much bigger concern is getting the workforce back to work in a careful and cautious manner. Stayin’ home is where it’s at right now, but in 6 months or a year from now will this have really been worth it? Most folks know if they have a condition that legit puts them at risk and they need to stay TF at home. I’m in an occupation that’s ESSENTIAL to me. I’m not thrilled about letting it go to save us all from what? Going back to nothing? Mostly I’m sure I don’t know, but all the AH’s that go on about knowing what’s best for everyone else don’t know either. Revisit in 6 months and tell everyone that they knew…pfffttt! Betcha don’t when we’re all outta work!
Hey you… Time for free history lesson
April 13, 2020 at 8:25 pmThe original hippies were of a constitutional,conservative manner, Liberty, personal freedom (try listening to lyrics instead of talking through every show). In the 60s and early 70s most young people were sick and tired of politics and Vietnam war, just wanted to do our own thing. We had no obligation to support anybody or anything. We wanted music to dance to, Love one another. Then the radical left (Rubin,Hoffman etc) tried to hijack our scene. They were not welcomed, Garcia said “The stage is for music not politics” and Dead quickly moved to San Rafael to be left alone. We got a bad rap when the Liberal radical left fire bombed universities (Kent State to name one, think Antifa today) and the fake news blamed it on hippies. So please find your roots.
no longer surprised by much of anything
April 13, 2020 at 7:46 pmNo one has mentioned what this will do to THE MUSICIANS, The ARTISTS, that depend on touring for their livelihood. As usual it is all about ME! ME! ME!
Oh, and trumffffffffffffffffffffffffpt? The giant orange monkey is an idiot that could not care less about ANY average American citizen.
MarZaPhiGar
April 13, 2020 at 6:43 pmFox News is not registered with FCC as a journalism corp. It is “ENTERTAINMENT.”
D
April 14, 2020 at 11:10 amHate to say it but this is not true. Where do you guys get you into. Both sides share in incorrect info.
Angelo
April 13, 2020 at 6:24 pmAs usual blame it all on trump. Smh. Your dumbass dems in d.c. were also telling ppl it was alright, pelosi….come to ny visit chinatown, the other retard said same similar shit. Im not trump supporter but better than killary bein in there. You guys want the us to become a 3rd world country more than it has? Keep votin dem if u do.
me
April 13, 2020 at 6:31 pmWake up moron… it’s not a choice of either right wing, or left wing… the middle is how this country thrives, give and take, negotiate. When you let the far ends (right or left) take control, you get screwed. Look at the “moral majority” of the 70s, look at what Trumptard has done… extremes fuck everyone. And, while I was no fan of Hilary, she would be a HUGE, let me tell you, REALLY BIG, REALLY BIG improvement over the fool that tricked so many with his snake oil charms…
Haha
April 13, 2020 at 4:34 pmDeadheads into Trump? Fake ass hippie
Haha
April 13, 2020 at 4:31 pmAre you impressed that the bulk of his familys fortune comes from his dad being a racist slumlord? Woody guthrie wrote a song about his racist family! Or the fact that he ran all his daddys business into the ground and and just filed for bankruptcy over and over? Pretty smart guy? Ha sadly no not at all
Suck it
April 13, 2020 at 4:24 pmYes your right Trump dropped the ball again! To bad he cant just file for bankruptcy again like every other time he falied
Paperboy.... why so angry?
April 13, 2020 at 4:14 pmJumping off bridges, head in sand, sucking sounds, incest … he really does live in your head doesn’t he? Just think, We’re going to have another four years of you ranting if you’re not institutionalized by then. Popcorn!!!
Stop sucking Trumps dick
April 13, 2020 at 3:57 pmWhy havnt you mentioned Bengazzi?? I mean Lock Hillary up right? And i want to fuck my daughter! And other timeless Trump sayings!
Trump derangment syndrome
April 13, 2020 at 3:54 pmFake news? Have you been paying attention not fake duh concerts are gone for a long time! And thats one persons opinion people are allowed to have an opinion buddy without being fake damm your fucking stupid go jump of a bridge already fucking dumb trump fan god i hope you choke right now in front of the computer screen
Trumpsheadin the sand
April 13, 2020 at 3:43 pmTrump had his head in the sand like an ostrich! Actually if they acted sooner and listened to his own advisers telling him what was coming months before the first case was reported it would have saved countless lives!!
Don’t bow down to the do-called “elite”
April 13, 2020 at 2:32 pmNew York Times = Fake News… Don’t believe anything they write.
yesir
April 13, 2020 at 3:28 pmthanks for the tip, Bigly. pffff
me
April 13, 2020 at 6:26 pmYou sir, are a fool… “fake news” is a rallying cry of the misled and uninformed… unless you are referring to FOX news, or any other right-wing site full of dogs chasing their tails to create a spin. This mess would be much more manageable if it weren’t for the right-wing conspiracy dumb asses! I remember when a conspiracy theory was harmless, like Elvis or Jim Morrison still being alive, even landing on the moon, at least that didn’t result in the deaths of so many who may have otherwise lived… now, within a matter of 4 years, Trump has managed to create such misinformation that it will have a long lasting detrimental effect on this country… he and his fools have screwed this country to levels only ever seen on 9/11 and at Pearl Harbor. The level of destruction he has caused borders on treason…
MarZaPhiGar
April 13, 2020 at 1:52 pmPaid quite a bit for my bucket-list Waters ticket back in Jan. Money…get back.
Paul G
April 13, 2020 at 12:56 pmZeke Emanuel is a tool. If it were up to him, we would be on lockdown for 18 more months, simply to destroy the US economy, and Trump in the process.
me
April 13, 2020 at 1:46 pmSpoken like a true Trumptard… I won’t stick up for Zeke because, like the moron in the White House, I don’t have the in-depth understanding of the problem at hand. Unlike the moron in the White House, I can clearly see that it will be some time before things return to normal, including the US economy. Your 18 month comment is probably a reasonable guess even if you can’t fully comprehend it. As for the economy, again, I won’t pretend to understand the full impact but it is pretty damn clear it will be struggling much longer than 18 months… and, no, that likelihood has NOTHING to do with your incredibly stupid suggestion this is somehow all about toppling your snake oil salesman hero.If Donnie the Clueless Wallob had done his job, we would have been much better prepared and though it still would have been bad, perhaps it might have been a tad less devastating… but you continue to spread your FOX news conspiracy theories, because that is what is going to help the most…
nope
April 13, 2020 at 3:31 pmdespite what He would have You believe, everything isn’t about Trump.
Clifton Hanger
April 14, 2020 at 2:41 pmThis is exactly right, look at his connections. These millionaires don’t care if the poor can work, they are sitting pretty for months.
paul
April 13, 2020 at 12:43 pmAgreed, there will be no concerts for a while, all shows should be canceled and all money refunded
David Rubin
April 13, 2020 at 12:11 pmI want my money back.
PHUCKDIS
April 13, 2020 at 12:07 pmWhile I don’t understand how this set of clowns can possibility put an end date on this right now, I encourage everyone who bought tickets in the last few months to initiate a charge back on their credit cards, NOW, before its too late.