Last night, the NBA suspended its entire season after a player on the Utah Jazz tested positive for coronavirus. This seems likely to spell doom for any large public gatherings of people in the immediate future, something that will hit the music world especially hard. The coronavirus epidemic has already led to cancellations or postponements of massive events like SXSW and Coachella. Today, we're looking at a flood of similar announcements, and we'll keep you updated as we get them. (UPDATE: Concert promoters Live Nation and AEG have both paused live music operations globally.)
• The Who were scheduled to start a tour of the UK and Ireland on Monday, and they have since announced that the tour is postponed. In a statement, singer Roger Daltrey says that the shows "definitely happen and it may be the last time we do a tour of this type, so keep those tickets, as the shows will be fantastic."
• My Chemical Romance have postponed the Japanese leg of their reunion tour indefinitely. They also postponed their Australian and New Zealand concerts. That means that, naturally, openers Deftones will also not perform.
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• The National's Homecoming Festival in Cincinnati has been cancelled.
• Las Vegas' EDC, which is marking its 10th anniversary this year, is moving from May to October.
• The Denmark festival Roskilde is not happening this year.
• Sled Island 2020, which was supposed to take place at the end of June, has been cancelled.
• Originally scheduled for July, Belgium's Tomorrowland is cancelled and promises to return in 2021.
