Amid all of the Coronavirus concerns, Billie Eilish is having to make major changes to
her world tour!
Hey, what’s up guys it’s Sussan Mourad over here hoping that you’re staying safe
and sanitized in the midst of the crazy Coronavrius outbreaks that has caused a ton of events
to be cancelled or postponed!
On Thursday, Billie had the hard job of sharing the news with her 3.8 million Twitter followers
that her upcoming March tour dates will be postponed due to the Coronavirus.
Billie recently kicked off her world tour with an empowering message about body image!
We told you the other day that Billie quite literally stripped down to her bra during
an interlude at her Miami concert!
While the clip was rolling, Billie can be heard delivering an empowering statement about
body-shaming.
She started out by saying QUOTE, “Some people hate what I wear, some people praise it.
Some people use it to shame others, some people use it to shame me.
But I feel you watching, always.
And nothing I do goes unseen.”
While this received a TON of applause and cheer from the crowd, it now seems those applause
and cheers will be silenced due to the Coronavirus.
She wrote, “It is with great sadness to announce the following Billie Eilish ‘WHERE
DO WE GO’ North American tour dates have been postponed until further notice.
Details on postponed dates to be announced soon.
All tickets will be honored for the new dates.’
She added, "I’m so sad to do this but we need to postpone these dates to keep everyone
safe.
we’ll let you know when they can be rescheduled.
please keep yourselves healthy.
i love you.”
- Billie .”
Billie then went on to include her upcoming tour dates that are expected to be postponed
starting with March 13th’s show in Philadelphia and ending with St. Louis Missouri on March
28th.
Fans appeared to be receptive to Billie’s unfortunate news and even stood by her side
and offered their support over the disappointing news.
One fan wrote “as long as your safe and healthy it doesn’t matter!”
Another wrote “we understand and love you so much, can’t wait to see you whenever!.”
And this fan shared their concerns tweeting, “Too late.
The 3/12 Raleigh show already happened in the middle of 2 counties that had awareness
of multiple confirmed cases of coronavirus for days, those were just the positive tests.
Sadly, many concert goers may be taking COVID-19 back home with them all over the east coast.”
This was a sad day for Billie who just kicked off her tour in Miami which we mentioned earlier!
Back in May, Billie opened up about her reasoning to wear baggy clothes while shooting a campaign
for Calvin Klein last year.
In the video she states, Nobody can have an opinion because they haven’t seen what’s
underneath.”
She then made her point by saying, “Nobody can be like, ‘she’s slim-thick,’ ‘she’s
not slim-thick,’ ‘she’s got a flat ass,’ ‘she’s got a fat ass.’
No one can say any of that because they don’t know.”
This news comes after both Live Nation and AEG announced that they would be halting all
large-scaled tours until April due to the current state of the Coronavirus.
Many other massive festivals have found themselves at the fate of Coronavirus and have ultimately
all been cancelled.
Big festivals such as Coachella, South By Southwest, Beautycon, Stagecoach, and Ultra
Music festival in Miami have all found themselves postponed with South By Southwest ultimately
being cancelled.
But that’s not all, Disney also set the tone for their theme parks on Thursday afternoon
after announcing that both Disneyland and Disneyworld would be closing to help avoid
spreading the Coronavirus.
Disney also revealed that its hotels for the time being will remain open, and they plan
to pay their staff during the closure periods which are set to last at least two weeks.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Wednesday that travelers should
take caution when traveling even within the United States.
The statement read, “CDC does not generally issue advisories or restrictions for travel
within the United States.”
It continued “However, cases of COVID-19 have been reported in many states, and some
areas are experiencing community spread of the disease.”
The statement also added that those who find themselves in large gatherings, conferences,
malls, and even using public transportation may find themselves at a great risk for contracting
the virus.
California itself has been plagued with the Coronavirus with more than 150 cases and two
deaths which has caused Riverside County to declare a state of emergency on Sunday after
a local patient was admitted into the hospital.
If you’re looking to stay out of the path of Coronavirus please be sure to wash your
hands thoroughly for more than 20 seconds at a time.
If you need to sneeze or cough, do so into your elbow and avoid touching your face and
eyes.
After that little PSA, it’s time to hear what you have to say about Billie’s postponement!
I want to know if you were planning on going to any of Billie’s concerts that were postponed?
And are you glad the necessary precautions are being taken for the safety of all fans?
Let us know in the comment section below.
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Miley Cyrus did for the victims of the Nashville tornadoes.
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I’m Sussan Mourad and I’ll catch you later!