DANVILLE, Va. – Limp Bizkit Has canceled a series of comeback concerts over COVID concerns; however, the band’s September appearance at a Danville festival is still on the group’s tour schedule.
All concerts for the remainder of August have been cancelled but the group’s management agency said “at present, the ‘Rollin” group are still scheduled to play their remaining festival shows, which kick off at Rocklahoma on September 5 and also include shows at Danville, Virginia’s Blue Ridge Rock Festival (on Friday, September 10) and Rebel Rock in Orlando.” The run had been scheduled to carry on for 12 performances through the end of August.
The ‘Nookie’ hitmakers made a triumphant return to live performance at the Lollapalooza festival on July 31 but after cancelling a gig in New Jersey at short notice on Friday, they have now decided to pull their remaining eight tour dates for safety reasons.
The band said in a statement: “Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety of the band, crew and most of all the fans, the Limp Bizkit show this Monday and the remaining August tour is being cancelled.
Shortly after Friday’s gig was postponed, online speculation claimed guitarist Wes Borland had tested positive for the virus, but frontman Fred Durst insisted that wasn’t the case. And Borland wrote on his own Instagram Story: “I’m not sick… No seriously. No matter what you’ve read, I don’t have COVID. I’m fine. Thanks.”
Refunds from the canceled shows are available online or through the ticket vendor.
The Great American Truck Show scheduled for this coming weekend has been canceled.
The festival was set for Aug. 12 to Aug. 14 at the Blue Ridge Amphitheater in Blairs, Virginia.
In a statement, organizers of The Great American Truck Show said that several artists had to drop out of the festival for various reasons and that those who purchased tickets will be issued full refunds.