Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett postpone summer 2020 tour: ‘We will see you next year’
They were scheduled to kick off their summer tour in less than two weeks time.
And after waiting til the last minute, Motley Crue, Def Leppard, Poison and Joan Jett, have finally made a decision to postpone their summer tour, amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The four acts were set to have their first summer 2020 show on June 18 in Jacksonvile, Florida, but have moved their dates to sometime in 2021, they revealed in a joint statement.
‘See you next year!’ Motley Crue, Def Leppard (pictured 2019), Poison and Joan Jett have postponed their summer 2020 tour and told fans they were return to the stage in 2021
‘We wanted to continue to communicate with our fans and update you with valid information as it becomes available,’ they began.
‘The official decision has been made to move all 2020 North American Stadium Tour dates into the summer of 2021. The new stadium dates are being rescheduled, your tickets will be honored for all postponed shows and refund policy information will be made available shortly.’
The acts ended the statement with: ‘Stay tuned, be safe and we will see you next year!’
Joint decision: The four acts were set to have their first summer 2020 show on June 18 in Jacksonvile, Florida, but have moved their dates to sometime in 2021, they revealed in a joint statement
Mixed thoughts: While most fans were understanding of the decision and said they’d wait for 2021, others were already looking into getting refunds
And while most fans were understanding of the decision and said they’d wait for 2021, others were already looking into getting refunds.
‘I have prayed to this decision would be made. Please all of you and your families continues to be safe,’ penned one.
Another wrote: ‘The best decision! I was so afraid you decide to continue because I wouldn’t make it. So excited for 2021.’
User @KelbyKibbe told Def Leppard, ‘I knew it was inevitable, but seeing in in writing has be shedding a tear. Will be anxiously awaiting new dates.’
However, some were more concerned about getting a refund rather than await new dates and times.
Standing up for her band: It comes after Joan Jett confessed last month that she ‘wouldn’t feel comfortable’ asking her band, known as the Blackhearts, to perform during the pandemic (pictured 2019)
Various users slammed ticketing companies for not allowing them to get their money back.
It comes after Joan Jett confessed last month that she ‘wouldn’t feel comfortable’ asking her band, known as the Blackhearts, to perform during the pandemic.
‘I would not feel comfortable, I just wouldn’t. I wouldn’t feel comfortable putting the band or my crew in that position,’ she said on SirusXM.
‘I don’t really have that right to mess with their lives like that.’
The now postponed tour would have marked Motley Crue’s first live show since their New Year’s Eve show in 2015.
They’re back: The now postponed tour would have marked Motley Crue’s first live show since their New Year’s Eve show in 2015 (pictured 2019)