LOS ANGELES — Stevie Nicks has canceled 5 forthcoming performances astatine euphony festivals, citing coronavirus concerns, she said successful a connection Tuesday.
Nicks had been scheduled to header 1 time each of BottleRock Napa Valley successful California and the Jazz Aspen Festival successful Colorado successful September. In October, she was to person played 2 days of the Austin City Limits Music Festival and 1 time of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
The dates were each the shows she had planned for 2021.
“These are challenging times with challenging decisions that person to beryllium made. I privation everyone to beryllium harmless and steadfast and the rising Covid cases should beryllium of interest to each of us,” the 73-year-old vocalist said successful the statement. “While I’m vaccinated, astatine my age, I americium inactive being highly cautious and for that crushed person decided to skip the 5 performances I had planned for 2021.”
Most of the festivals themselves are moving guardant with replacement headliners. Country prima Chris Stapleton volition instrumentality Nicks’ spot astatine BottleRock.
“Because singing and performing person been my full life, my superior extremity is to support steadfast truthful I tin proceed singing for the adjacent decennary oregon longer,” Nicks’ connection said. “I’m devastated and I cognize the fans are disappointed, but we volition look towards a brighter 2022.”