Here Are The Country Music Events Canceled Or Postponed By Coronavirus Concerns

The music world is currently seeing many concert cancellations and postponements due to concerns over the coronavirus. Here is a list of the country music events that have been affected (we will continue to update this list):

ACM Awards — Postponed until September. Refunds for tickets purchased for the ACM Awards and ACM Party for a Cause® events, including ACM Lifting Lives® Topgolf Tee-Off and ACM Beach Bash will be refunded. — Update (4/27/2020): The ACM Awards will now take place in Nashville on September 16th. The event will be held in three different venues – The Grand Ole Opry House, The Ryman Auditorium and The Bluebird Cafe.

Blake Shelton — Postponed final five dates of Friends and Heroes Tour. Dates are set to be rescheduled for spring 2021, but refunds will be available at the point of purchase.

Bonnaroo — Rescheduled to September 24th – 27th. All tickets and accommodations will be honored.

Brantley Gilbert — Postponed Fire’t Up Tour. New dates will be announced soon.

Chris Stapleton — Postponed March 12th show in Austin, TX, March 14th show in Arlington, TX, March 20th show in Biloxi, MS, and March 21st show in Birmingham, AL. — Update (5/18/2020): All-American Road Show tour postponed until 2021. Tickets will be honored at all rescheduled dates and for those unable to attend the new date will have 30 days to obtain a refund at the point of purchase.

CMA Fest – Cancelled. Will honor 4-day passes purchased for CMA Fest 2021. Refunds provided upon request if tickets were purchased through Ticketmaster or the CMA Fest Box Office.

CMC — Australia’s CMC Rocks QLD 2020 has been postponed. Tickets will be honored when they announced the rescheduled date. Refunds will be available for anyone unable to attend the new date.

Cole Swindell — Postponed Friday’s show in Macon, GA and Sunday’s show in New Orleans, LA. Working to release rescheduled dates as soon as possible.

Country2Country — C2C Dublin has canceled all events. The CMA Songwriters Series set for Thursday night (3/12) in London, UK is also canceled.

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum — Postponed youth, family and school programming at the museum and within the Greater Nashville community through at least March 31, 2020; Postponed Songwriters Sessions, Musician Spotlights, film screenings and other programming currently scheduled in the museum’s Ford Theater through at least March 31, 2020; and canceled Hatch Show Print Block parties scheduled for both Friday, March 13, and Friday, March 27. — Update (4/7/2020): The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will remain closed to the public through May 31. — Update (5/20/2020): Canceled in-person programming through Friday, July 31, 2020. — Update (5/26/2020): Remains closed through Tuesday, June 30th, 2020.

Dan + Shay — Postponed the spring leg of their 2020 The (Arena) Tour. The tour will begin again on July 30 in Tulsa, OK.

Home Free — Canceled tonight’s show in Milan, Italy and tomorrow’s show in Munich, Germany.

Firewater Festival — Postponed. The outdoor lifestyle event initially scheduled for October 2020 is now set to take place on September 30th – October 2nd, 2021.

Hometown Rising — Conforming to the advice from health officials, Hometown Rising, Louder Than Life and Bourbon & Beyond festivals, held at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, KY are cancelled for 2020. Refunds will be offered, with purchasers being notified of the process early next week.

The Houston Rodeo — The rodeo has been closed. It was originally set to run through March 22.

iHeartRadio Music Awards — Postponed the Sunday night (3/29) show. Refunds are being issued to ticked guests.

Jason Aldean – Postpones the We Back Tour until 2021

Kenny Chesney — Update (5/14): 2020 Chillaxification Tour postponed to 2021. Tickets purchased will be honored for the new dates. Those seeking refunds will have to go to the point of purchase for more information.

Lady Antebellum Ocean 2020 Tour — Rescheduled. Tickets will be honored for new dates. — Update (5/19/2020): Cancelled tour with no current plans to reschedule. Refund options would be emailed out to ticket holders in the coming days.

LeAnn Rimes — Postponed Friday night show in Campbell, CA. Show is rescheduled for Jul 30.

Lee Brice — Canceled Friday night (3/13) show in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Announced refunds would be available at the point of purchase.

Little Big Town — Postponed their Thursday night (3/12) show at the Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan until October 1st.

LOCASH — Postponed this weekend’s show in Jackson, MS, but has reschedule for August 29. All tickets will be accepted for the new date.

Miranda Lambert’s Wildcard Tour — Reschedules remaining show dates for US and Canada.

Maren Morris — RSVP the Tour postponed to 2021. Tickets purchased will be honored for the new dates. Those seeking refunds will have to go to the point of purchase for more information.

Old Dominion — Canceled European tour dates. They were set to play the C2C Festival in Europe this weekend.

Rascal Flatts — Farewell Tour cancelled. Refund information for the band’s tour will be available at livenation.com/refund.

Reba — Postponed spring tour to summer. New dates will begin in July. Purchased tickets will be honored on the new dates. — Update (5/19/2020): Rescheduled arena tour to 2021. Tickets purchased for the original dates will be honored for the new ones. An email will be sent to ticketholders explaining how to receive a refund if they are unable to attend the new date.

Reba, Brooks & Dunn: Together in Vegas — The October 7-17 performances cancelled. Tickets will be refunded at the point of purchase.

Sam Hunt’s SOUTHSIDE Tour — Postponed. First three dates rescheduled. Tickets will be honored for new dates.

Scotty McCreery — Postpones U.K. and Ireland dates. They will be rescheduled to October.

Stagecoach Festival — Postponed until October 23-25, alongside sister festival Coachella which is postponed until October 9-11 and October 16-18. — Update (6/12/2020): Stagecoach is rescheduled to return April 23-25, 2021.

St. Jude Rock ‘n’ Roll Nashville Marathon — Postponed. Will be moved to a later date. Registered participants will receive an email with more information.

SIRIUS XM The Highway — The Music Row Happy Hour at Margaritaville has been cancelled until further notice.

Sugarland – Canceled There Goes the Neighborhood Tour 2020 Tour. Ticket holders will be emailed about refund options.

Thomas Rhett — Rescheduled 2020 Center Point Road Tour. Tickets purchased for the 2020 dates will be valid for the rescheduled shows. Ticketholders will receive an email with refund options, which include a full refund until June 19, 2020 or a 150% credit at Live Nation venues with an equal number of tickets donated to healthcare workers.

Tim McGraw — Postpones the Here on Earth Tour.

Walker Hayes — The Triple Play Tour has been cancelled. Anyone who has purchased tickets should contact their point of purchase for refunds.

Zac Brown Band — Postponed the spring leg of their 2020 The Owl Tour. They will return to the road on May 24 in Gilford, New Hampshire, for the start of the Roar With the Lions Tour.