Taylor Swift cancels all appearances and live performances for the rest of the year

The singer has announced she will no longer be touring her Lover album this year
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Kimberley Bond17 April 2020
The Weekender

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Taylor Swift has announced she has cancelled all upcoming appearances and live performances for 2020 in response to the coronavirus crisis.

The popstar, 30, was scheduled to tour in the US, Europe and South America to promote her seventh album Lover.

She was also scheduled to headline the now-cancelled Glastonbury Festival for the first time, and return to the British Summer Time festival – which has also been cancelled.

Confirming the news on Twitter, Swift said in a statement: “Fighting Covid-19 is an unprecedented challenge for our global community and the safety and wellbeing of fans should always be the top priority.

“Health organisations and governments around the world have strongly discouraged large public gatherings for an undetermined period of time. With many events around the world already cancelled, and upon direction from health officials in an effort to keep fans safe and help prevent the spread of Covid-19, sadly the decision has been made to cancel all of Taylor Swift’s live appearances and performances this year.”

The statement continued to say that shows in the States and Brazil will be rescheduled to take place in 2021, with dates confirmed later in the year, alongside refund details.

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Swift added: “I'm so sad I won't be able to see you guys in concert this year, but I know this is the right decision. Please, please stay healthy and safe. I’ll see you on stage as soon as I can but right now what’s important is committing to this quarantine, for the sake of all of us.”

Cancelled: Taylor Swift has postponed her gigs until 2021
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Swift is not the only celebrity who has seen their touring schedule cancelled due to the worldwide lockdown – see a full list of affected events here.

Currently, the United States is the epicentre of the coronavirus crisis. At the time of writing, America has over 677,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19, with the virus having killed over 35,000.

President Donald Trump has since unveiled plans to reopen states in a phased way in order to prevent the economy from crashing further.

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