Lilith Fair cancels Birmingham stop?
By Wade KwonThe Toronto Globe and Mail is reporting that Lilith Fair has canceled several tour stops in the Southeast: West Palm Beach, Tampa, Dallas, Houston and Birmingham. We had reported in April that the music festival would play 36 cities during summer and fall, including a first-ever date in Birmingham on Aug. 12 at the Verizon Wireless Music Center.
Norah Jones was to play those dates, but her manager said those dates were canceled. The Birmingham date remains listed on Jones’ site and the Lilith Fair site.
Tour organizers had already canceled shows in Nashville and Phoenix because of poor ticket sales, but would not confirm the cancellation of the five cities reported.
Other performers still scheduled to perform at Lilith’s Birmingham stop include Brandi Carlile, Court Yard Hounds, Sarah McLachlan, Corinne Bailey Rae, Jill Scott and Sia.
We’ve contacted Lilith Fair directly and await a reply.
Update July 2: The Birmingham date has been canceled, along with nine other shows, announced July 1 on the website. “We are in the midst of one of the most challenging summer concert seasons with many tours being cancelled outright,” said Terry McBride, festival co-founder. Lilith Fair has no scheduled tour dates in the South. Tickets purchased online and by phone will be refunded automatically; all other refunds are available at point of purchase.
Friday, June 25, 2010, 12:49 pm
You know, I thought this might happen. Who schedules a day long festival in mid-August in the deep South anyway?
Friday, June 25, 2010, 5:05 pm
They followed a similar tack in 1997-99 without problems. It could also be ticket prices, soft economy, lineup, marketing …