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‘Devastated’ Stevie Nicks cancels all concerts for 2021 as she expresses Covid-19 concerns: ‘At my age I am being cautious’
Stevie Nicks is concerned about Covid-19 cases in America (Picture: Getty)
Stevie Nicks will not be performing live at all this year after cancelling her five shows for 2021.
The 73-year-old singer, who is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, said she is still being cautious of the virus because of her age.
In a statement shared on social media, the star explained she wants to stay healthy in order to ‘continue singing for the next decade or longer’.
The Fleetwood Mac star said: ‘These are challenging times with challenging decisions that have to be made. I want everyone to be safe and healthy and the rising Covid cases should be of concern to all of us.
‘While I’m vaccinated, at my age, I am still being extremely cautious and for that reason have decided to skip the 5 performances I had planned for 2021.
‘Because singing and performing have been my whole life, my primary goal is to keep healthy so I can continue singing for the next decade or longer.
The Fleetwood Mac star is remaining ‘extremely cautious (Picture: Getty)
‘I’m devastated and I know the fans are disappointed, but we will look towards a brighter 2022.’
Music festival Bottlerock Napa Valley shared they have replaced Stevie on the lineup with Chris Stapleton, who is in her headline slot on September 3.
Jazz Aspen Festival also revealed they have someone ‘very exciting’ to take the singer’s place at their event this September.
Austin, Texas festival Austin City Limits, which runs from October 1-3 and October 8-10, tweeted: ‘Unfortunately, Stevie Nicks will no longer be performing at this year’s festival.
‘Stay tuned for lineup additions coming soon.’
Stevie was due to headline the Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta on Friday 22, but she has since been replaced by the Foo Fighters.
The musician was also due to perform at New Orleans JazzFest, however it had already been cancelled for 2021 due to the pandemic.
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