LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) - The tragic events that terrorized the United States and the world on Tuesday (Sept. 11), have brought the country to an unimaginable and horrific standstill.
From the halting of all airline flights in U.S. and Canadian airspace to the closure of the New York Stock Exchange to the shut down of government offices nationwide, nothing and no one was spared from this tragedy, including the entertainment industry. Nearly all concerts, events, and performances were cancelled nationwide on Tuesday, with a large number to follow on Wednesday (Sept. 12) and through the end of the week.
Among the cancellations on Tuesday were the 2nd Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards, Madonna's second show at Staples Center in Los Angeles, a Mixmaster Mike album release party in Los Angeles, a gold party for Rascal Flatts in Nashville, and concerts by Tool, Tony Bennett, Redman, Anthrax, Matchbox Twenty and Train, Sting, O-Town, Lil' Romeo, Godsmack, Maxwell, Weezer, Megadeth, Dave Navarro, Janet Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, Ozomotli, among several others.
Kenny Chesney |
One cancellation -- which luckily came
before the tragedy stuck -- stands out the most. Country star
Kenny Chesney was supposed to be in New York on Tuesday to shoot a video for his song, "The Tin Man," on top of a skyscraper, using the World Trade Center's Twin Towers as a backdrop. His publicist says that since the song was doing so well, the label had decided that it wasn't necessary to shoot a video and the trip to the city had been cancelled.
Looking forward, here is a roundup of cancellations for the next week, with many more expected:
CMJ Music Marathon & Filmfest: CMJ, one of the music industry's biggest annual events set to take place
Thursday (Sept. 13) through Sunday (Sept. 16) in New York, has postponed until Oct. 10-13 at the Hilton New York. CMJ Chairman Robert K. Haber posted a message on the festival's site Wednesday morning that read, in part: "On behalf of the entire CMJ extended family, I wish to extend my most profound condolences to the families of the innocent victims of yesterday's vicious terrorist attacks, and my sincerest prayers for the thousands of injured."
Blink-182 |
Concerts Nixed: Blink-182 concerts on Wednesday (Sept. 12) at Long Beach
Arena in Long Beach, Calif., and
Thursday (Sept. 13) at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, Calif.; 98 Degrees, Wednesday, Seagate Center, Toledo, Ohio;
Elton John and Tim Rice's
Aida, Wednesday, Palace Theatre, N.Y.; and others. More cancellations can be found at
www.ticketmaster.com and
www.hob.com, as well as most venue, promoter, and ticketing Web sites. As of Wednesday morning, Madonna's Wednesday (Sept. 13) and
Thursday (Sept. 14) shows at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles were still scheduled to go on.
Garth Brooks |
Country Cancellations: Garth Brooks' press conference on Monday (Sept. 17) at the Country
Music Hall of Fame. "We are United States citizens first and a record label second," said Mike Dungan, president/CEO of Capitol Records Nashville in a statement released Tuesday. "Out of respect for the victims of today's tragedy we have decided to postpone our event. We know everyone joins our staff and our artists in remembering the victims and their families during this horrific time." The press conference will be postponed at a more appropriate time, and the release of the Brooks duet with
George Jones, "Beer Run," has also been postponed to an undetermined date. Also, Jones' 70th birthday party, scheduled for Wednesday, has been postponed, as has an Oak Ridge Boys party on Monday in Nashville.
Emmys Postponed: The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has postponed the 53rd Annual Emmy Awards, slated for Sunday in Los Angeles. Among the music nominees are Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, the Beatles, and VH1's Bands on the Run. Likewise, the Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission has postponed its Emmy Experience Weekend and pre-Emmy Celebrity Party on Saturday (Sept. 15), and all other Emmy related events have been postponed as well. A new date has not been chosen yet.
Billy Gilman |
Stranded: Several country artists, including
Chely Wright and Cyndi Thomson, were stranded in Canada after the Canadian Country
Music Awards Monday (Sept. 10) night.
Nickel Creek was stranded in Alaska.
Billy Gilman was in New York, following the
Michael Jackson tribute concerts. The 13-year-old was with his vocal coach, but both his parents were in Rhode Island. Static X is stranded in Dallas; the band was supposed to fly to
Europe on Wednesday for a tour with Pantera starting on Thursday.
