The battle against the coronavirus was reaching a critical moment in the United States, with the number of deaths rising Tuesday.Several prominent booking agents, when reached for comment, acknowledged the seriousness of the fears but declined interviews, citing the uncertainty around the possibility of a pandemic in the U.S. Others were already making plans should it prove to be an obstacle to touring.
“Right now, we’re just watching. Some artists seem to understand that the media makes things bigger than they are,” he said. “But no one wants to do it and then have the consequences and bad PR for going ahead when others don’t. I wouldn’t be surprised if in the next week or two, we see more cancellations. Some shows didn’t even get to confirmation because of these fears. It’s gonna take a hit, everyone is.
Dr. Cameron Kaiser, the health officer for Riverside County, “has broad authority to protect public health, and if he deems that being at the fest would pose a risk, he has the authority to shut it down,” Saruwatari said. But conversations about those risks are nowhere near that stage yet.
How many, exactly, 'cried' for the cancellation? What are their names?
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Funny, being a giant bubbling cauldron of disease never affected their planning before. If I get sick from wook flu after the trustafarians come flooding back from Burning Man one more f$&king time I swear ...
CBSmichelegile They need to cancel Coachella
Does anyone want to get rid of their ticket?! I’ll take it.
Tavogz
coachella is up next!!!!!
Ridiculous.
This is hitting the music industry hard. As a sound engineer, tons of my friends are scrambling to find work as events cancel- especially in the Bay Area.
I knew it
Yes! They really need to cancel it. There will be more people coming in than the amount of people who live here all year round. The corona virus can live up to 14 days. Those that come, n leave, don’t have to deal w/ it like the rest of us who live here.
This is Coachella! But, ok ... point taken... sxsw