Covid puts the brakes on big US recovery

During the past week, a raft of concerts, festival and tours in the US have been cancelled or postponed due to a surge in Covid cases

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2021 has been called off
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2021 has been called off © Douglas Mason

A swathe of concerts, festivals and tours in the US have been cancelled or postponed in the last week amid concerns over the spread of the delta variant of Covid-19.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was officially cancelled on Sunday 8 August “as a result of the current exponential growth of new Covid cases in New Orleans and the region and the ongoing public health emergency”.

The AEG festival, which would’ve taken place between 8–17 October 2021, typically attracts around…

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