Stevie Nicks Cancels 2021 Festival Dates, Citing Rising COVID-19 Cases

Stevie Nicks has canceled her headlining 2021 festival appearances at Austin City Limits, Jazz Aspen Festival, and BottleRock Napa Valley. In a statement today, she cited the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic as her reason for pulling out of shows. 

“These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made. I want everyone to be safe and healthy, and the rising COVID cases should be of concern to all of us. While I’m vaccinated, at my age, I am still being extremely cautious and for that reason have decided to skip the five performances I had planned for 2021. Because singing and performing have been my whole life, my primary goal is to keep healthy so I can continue singing for the next decade or longer. I’m devastated and I know the fans are disappointed, but we will look toward a brighter 2022.”

Nicks was also set to perform at this year’s New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, which was postponed to 2022 over the weekend.

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