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| Doc French (left) performed at the Ear Inn last night (photograph by Seth Okrend) |
Local musicians have been filling the live music stages this week in New York City. Touring artists that have postponed or cancelled local gigs for this week included Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, Widespread Panic at the Beacon Theatre, Umphrey's McGee at Terminal 5, Guided by Voices at Irving Plaza, Spin Doctors at the Brooklyn Bowl, Maddie & Tae at the Gramercy Theatre, Maino & Papoose at Sony Hall, Steve Forbert & the New Renditions at the Loft at City Winery NYC, and the Winter Jazzfest at several locations. Meanwhile, the Eagles added a local concert, the Strokes announced a make-up show, and Erasure, Cat Power and others announced postponements.
The Eagles – Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit, with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill – this week extended the Hotel California 2022 Tour by adding concerts in 12 cities. Locally, the Eagles will perform at the UBS Arena on April 23. The concert will begin with the band performing the Hotel California album from beginning to end, accompanied by an orchestra and choir. After a short intermission, the band will perform a set of their greatest hits.
The Eagles began the Hotel California concerts in 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. To date, the Eagles have performed more than 30 sold-out shows in 15 major U.S. arenas, including five nights at Madison Square Garden. Tickets for the UBS Arena concert will be on sale this Friday, January 14, at 10 a.m. A limited number of VIP packages, which include premium seats, merchandise, parking and more amenities, become available on Thursday, January 13, at 10 a.m.
Hotel California is the third best-selling U.S. album in history, certified 26-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After its release in 1976, it topped the charts and won two Grammy Awards for "New Kid in Town" and "Hotel California." Several of the songs from the album have never been performed since the original Hotel California tour.
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| Elisa Winter at the 11th St. Bar earlier tonight |
"Let's celebrate New Year's Eve in April," the Strokes announced on social media today. The Strokes' canceled New Year's Eve concert at Barclays Center is scheduled for April 6. Idles and Hinds were supposed to be the support acts on New Year's Eve. The revised program will feature Mac DeMarco and Hinds. All NYE tickets will be honored for the new concert date. Refunds are available until February 10, 2022.
Erasure announced today that it was canceling a tour that included two nights at Radio City Music Hall on January 20 and 21. "We are very sorry to have to announce that, as a result of circumstances beyond our control, we need to postpone our January and February North American dates," the band said in a published statement. "We will announce the rescheduled shows shortly, so please hang on to your tickets and we will bring you more information very soon."
Representatives for Cat Power announced today that "due to the recent surge in COVID cases nationwide, the first leg of her 2022 tour has been rescheduled from January/February to April/May." The January 19 concert at Brooklyn Steel will happen on April 18.
NETTA, the band led by Israeli pop singer Netta Barzilai, yesterday announced the cancelation of two sold-out concert dates that included tomorrow night at the Bowery Ballroom. "I am heartbroken as I'm writing this message to you right now," Barzilai posted on social media. "Due to the Covid outbreak worldwide (and unfortunately in my band as well) sadly we have to postpone our two sold out US shows to March. We worked so hard until the last minute to bring you the best show ever - and I hope you will hang on to your tickets to party with me in March. Looking forward to seeing all of your faces when it's safe for us all to finally hug."
Genesis Owusu and Pachyman were scheduled to perform at the Bowery Ballroom on January 25. The show is postponed. Owusu posted on social media on April 7 that " Very unfortunately but probably not to anyone's surprise, we've decided to postpone the US tour. The tour will now be in March/April."
Man on Man, a duo started by Roddy Bottum (Faith No More, Imperial Teen, CRICKETS, Nastie Band) and his boyfriend Joey Holman (HOLMAN) during the first days of the pandemic, has postponed its concert at Saint Vitus Bar from January 19 to April 12 due to COVID concerns. The official announcement will be posted tomorrow.
The Greeting Committee's February 10 show at Baby's All Right sold out quickly, leading a move to a larger venue. The band will now play the Hall at Elsewhere on the same night.
Sinead O'Connor's 2022 tour, postponed from 2020 and again in 2021, seems to be on, despite the death of her son last week and her earlier announcement that she was retiring from music and would cancel the 2022 dates. O'Connor's 17-year-old son reportedly committed suicide. O'Connor's tour begins on April 14 with a three-night engagement at City Winery NYC.
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The Manhattan Beat covers New York City's live music developments as they happen. All photographs are by Everynight Charley Crespo, except when noted otherwise. For a list of Manhattan venues that are presenting live music regularly, swing the desktop cursor to the right and click on the pop-up tab "Where to Find Live Music." For a listing of upcoming concerts for live audiences, visit The Manhattan Beat's January 2022 calendar.
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