The Strokes postpone Brooklyn NYE show w/ IDLES & Hinds
”We were so excited to be performing for everyone in Brooklyn this New Year's Eve, but the Omicron variant has thwarted our plans,” The Strokes write.
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Yo La Tengo cancel NYC NYE shows
Yo La Tengo's City Winery New Year's Eve shows are off, ”due to rapidly changing circumstances.”
Winter Jazzfest 2022 postponed due to Omicron wave
“We feel that this is the most prudent way to proceed.“ Winter Jazzfest was set for January 13 - 22 at venues all over NYC.
Phish reschedule New Years run at MSG
”While Phish has played shows this year as the pandemic has continued, this variant’s ability for rapid transmission is unprecedented,” they write.
Watch The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle sing about getting COVID
”Please don't worry about me,” John Darnielle writes, ”I'm vaxxed up and maxxed up.”
Jagged Little Pill ending Broadway run over Omicron
”The drastic turn of events this week with the rapid spread of the Omicron variant has, once again, changed everything,” producers write in a statement
Guided by Voices cancel New Years shows in Atlantic City & Brooklyn amid Omicron wave
Guided by Voices‘ upcoming New Years shows have been canceled "due to unforeseen circumstances, and out of an abundance of caution with the recent spike in COVID-19 cases“
NYC venues temporarily closing & requiring masks amid Omicron surge; Tours cancelling
NYC has fallen rapidly into the grip of a surge of the Omicron COVID variant, and some venues are cancelling and postponing shows, and implementing new mask policies, in response.