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“Each year 200,000 people come together to be part of the beautiful and unique community of our BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, but sadly this year, we will not be reunited at the Bandshell. This is heartbreaking news for us to deliver to our staff, loyal audiences, members, community of volunteers, funders, small business partners, sponsors, and artists that grace our stage.” – BRIC

Plus: Hangout Fest, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Lollapalooza, Essence Fest, Voodoo Fest, and more tours, festivals and events affected by COVID-19.

This weekend’s OZY fest was to have featured Miguel, Trevor Noah, Spike Lee, Padma Lakshmi, Mark Cuban, Beto O’Rourke

”We want to make sure that everyone knows that performing isone of the most important and fulfilling parts of all of our lives, and so we will do all in our power to ensure that none of our tours are affected by this.”

Following his appearance at Coachella, Blood Orange stopped by ’The Late Late Show with James Corden’ on Tuesday night (4/16) to perform two brand new songs, “Something to Do” and “Dark Handsome.” It was a theatrical performance, with the stage made to look like a city park…

“I’m no soothsayer – I don’t know what the future holds – but for now, we say goodbye’ Wax Idols’ Hether Fortune (who will still play Brooklyn this week, solo, as well as Basilica Soundscape).

“With my current schedule, I am not able to put the time, attention, or the energy into the shows that i would want to provide to audiences and fans coming out to see them. I am truly disappointed to not get to come through your cities this Summer/Fall, but I plan on rescheduling them for the future when it best makes sense” – Aparna Nancherla.

This week Glass Animals had to cancel a few shows, including opening for Beck in NYC and Philadelphia, saying “some things have happened in the last couple of days that are out of our control.” It turns out drummer Joe Seaward was hit by a truck while biking in Ireland, and that Glass Animals have now canceled their entire tour.

Bummer news: Mercury Rev have cancelled their Brooklyn show, which BrooklynVegan was presenting.

Meanwhile, M Ward who was opening for The Decemberists this week, has added headline shows.