COVID-19 “lastly” acquired folk-rock musician Brandi Carlile, forcing the Grammy winner to cancel her look on the Stagecoach nation music competition this weekend.
“Hey, buddies. It lastly occurred. I've the COVID,” the “Proper on Time” and “The Joke” singer mentioned Wednesday in an Instagram video. “So I received’t be capable of come to Stagecoach. Ugh. it’s horrible. I’m a couple of days in, and I've a chest an infection, however I believe I turned a nook at present and I’m beginning to really feel slightly bit higher.
“I simply wish to let everyone know that I’m devastated to be lacking you, and I hope you have got an exquisite time on the market with all my freakin’ buddies,” the 50-year-old added. “See you on the opposite aspect of this trash.”
Organizers of the desert competition in Indio, Calif., wished Carlile a speedy get well on Wednesday and posted an up to date schedule of acts on-line. The singer-songwriter was set to take the Palomino stage Friday at 7:40 p.m. however has been changed by her pal and frequent collaborator Tanya Tucker.
COVID-19 circumstances are persevering with to climb in California, which is reporting a median of about 5,000 new coronavirus infections a day, up practically 85% from final month. Nevertheless, hospitalizations have but to comply with the identical path and are at near-record lows for the pandemic, The Instances reported Wednesday.
The three-day Stagecoach competition comes on the heels of — and in the identical location as — the two-weekend Coachella Music and Arts Competition. It’s one of many largest nation music festivals on the planet and is again after its pandemic-induced hiatus. Goldenvoice, which produces each festivals, additionally loosened COVID-19 restrictions for the occasions because the winter surge waned.
This 12 months’s fest boasts headliners Thomas Rhett, Carrie Underwood and Luke Combs. Different acts slated for Friday embody Maren Morris and Midland. The Brothers Osborne, Margo Value and Orville Peck will carry out Saturday and the Black Crowes, Smokey Robinson and Lainey Wilson will take their respective phases on Sunday.
For these like Carlile who can’t attend in particular person, the competition may even be streamed at no cost on YouTube starting at 3 p.m. Pacific Friday.
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