In This Together

We are living through truly crazy time. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused massive disruption in countries across the globe. People are trying to adapt to a new normal of closed borders, social distancing and telecommuting.

Remember to take some time for yourself and take breaks. Do some things that make you happy, like listening to all those Glam albums we love. Curate a new playlist. Send a link to the playlist to your friends - and to me! Remember, we're all in this together and I appreciate you. Things are probably going to get worse before they get better and the economic tail winds are going to be bad. We're going to have to use some ingenuity to make our way forward. And remember, if you feel sick, stay home. #TogetherForever

Since We Can't Go Out For St. Patrick's Day...

We should all be practicing smart social distancing, meaning avoiding large crowds to fight the spread of Covid-19. In many states in America (and in Europe, too), large gatherings are banned right now... and that means no concerts.

St. Patrick's Day is a big day for parties and music. I hope people use some grace and common sense about avoiding gatherings. The Dropkick Murphys are not able to do their annual St. Patrick's Party show with a crowd, so they are going to livestream! If you'd like to beat cabin fever with some live music, just tune in. Info on the Tweet below.

For the first time in 24 years, we're not playing on St. Patrick’s Day weekend. The current world situation is the ONLY thing that would ever stop us from doing so...

This Tuesday we're doing a DKM LIVESTREAM CONCERT to EVERYONE - ALL OVER THE WORLD!! https://t.co/6Mmfookm8n pic.twitter.com/UPT46d59Ov

— Dropkick Murphys (@DropkickMurphys) March 15, 2020

'On Through The Night' - 40 Years Later

Def Leppard's classic On Through the Night is now 40. Such an amazing album. Really underrated in their canon, actually. I love the old clips of the band when they were so young!

Today we celebrate the 40th anniversary of "On Through The Night" with this album facts video! 🌘

Drop your favorite track below 👇

Pre-order The Early Years Boxset here: https://t.co/DeiBs4Xft5" pic.twitter.com/DKPk474l6W

— Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) March 14, 2020

Obligatory Covid-19 post of the day:

Pour some soap on me...Stay clean out there! pic.twitter.com/kIZ3gGhr5f

— Def Leppard (@DefLeppard) March 11, 2020

About Those Ticket Prices...

In the wake of every live show in the world seemingly canceling because of the Covid-19 pandemic, I have to ask: what will happen to ticket prices when this nightmare is over? Ticketmaster/Live Nation already add exorbitant fees on every ticket sold. The lost revenue we are looking at now is breathtaking in scope. Pretty soon a $35 lawn seat will be $100 after fees. I hope there is some pressure on Ticketmaster/Live Nation to not add a bunch of miscellaneous and nebulous fees, but I am not confident.

We are definitely in a recessionary environment. As time moves along and people begin pulling back their spending because of job loss or fear, that will impact concert ticket sales too. That is economics 101. Food and shelter are a need. Concerts are a want. This will also put pressure on Ticketmaster/Live Nation to keep ticket prices in line to at least where they were two weeks ago. In many instances, prices will need to fall to get people back at shows, especially in this pandemic drags on for a long time. From history, pandemics usually last three months per impacted region. Interesting times.

Brace For Tour Cancellations

Going forward, any comments referring to Covid-19 as "just the flu" will be immediately removed. There is enough disinformation about this pandemic swirling around and I will not help spread any here.

UK Prime Minister Johnson: "This is the worst public health crisis for a generation. Some people compare it to seasonal flu, alas that is not right owing to the lack of immunity this disease is more dangerous."

— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) March 12, 2020

We are living through unprecedented times. You can read my "Fireside Chat" post and I thought we would never get to the point of shutting down major events and cities in America... and I was wrong. I knew Covid-19 was very bad, because I have been following the story very closely since the outbreak started in China. But in America, money is God and people will do whatever they can to protect a bottom line. But things are not normal. Within a span of 60 minutes last night, Trump announced a European travel ban (UK exempted) and planned tax relief and a big bailout for the leisure industry is coming, just wait for that. Then Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson announced they are positive for Covid-19... and within seconds of that news hitting the wires, the NBA suspended its season due to the outbreak. The stock market futures did not like any of this news. Those are just big domestic headlines. World headlines are pretty apocalyptic, too.

The U.S. government woefully botched this response. We need widespread testing and it just is not happening. So keep up with your standard precautions of hand washing, coughing into your elbow, wipe down your cellphone daily and be vigilant about social distancing. This means no large gatherings or being tightly packed in with other people. Essentially, no concerts or club shows. Expect to see a flood of tours and one-off concerts canceled in the weeks ahead, either by choice or government mandate.

YES Cancels Spring U.S. Tour, Appearance On 2020 'Cruise To The Edge' https://t.co/52ReGv5CD2 pic.twitter.com/GWozMoeoJB

— BLABBERMOUTH.NET (@BLABBERMOUTHNET) March 12, 2020

Ozzy Osbourne, 'Ordinary Man' -- New Video

Here it is! The official title track video to Ozzy Osbourne's new album Ordinary Man. The video is a little unique for Ozzy, reflecting back over his life through photos. This is especially poignant in light of Ozzy's recently-made-public Parkinson's disease diagnosis.

Purchase or stream Ozzy Osbourne - 'Ordinary Man' here.

Remember When I Said 'Keep An Eye On Coachella?'

Welp, keep watching.

Scoop: A source familiar with the arrangements tells me that the Coachella festival will be postponed due to Coronavirus concerns and moved to the weekends of October 9 and 16.

As of now, the same lineup is confirmed to perform.

— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) March 10, 2020

Update. Coachella in April is canceled.

Coachella was postponed over coronavirus concerns. The giant music festival in the desert of Southern California will now take place in October. https://t.co/dcJTnAGFEv

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 10, 2020