>>The singer-songwriter, who is campaigning for performance venues to open at full capacity again, feels strongly that lockdown is in danger of killing live music. Without a date for reopening fully in 2020, many venues will shut down for good.
The Rolling Stones have a tour that has been postponed for nearly a year already and the shutdown mob has already telegraphed that they want the whole wide world shut down through next summer.
You can safely consider this to be “their final tour”. With the undertaking at risk of edicts there is a lot of money and coordination on the line.
Van Morrison joined The Pretty Things onstage a few years ago for their final tour and while The Pretty Things have since released one more album, the singer passed away this year.
Eric Clapton has indicated his hands give him problems at this age and is probably retiring from the road.
Bob Seger retired. Didn’t Elton John and Paul Simon retire?
People are being put to pasture unable to ply their trade.
Shut out by an industry that is reaping billions from streaming pop acts who put on dance and lipsync shows.
Paul Simon did retire.
I don’t think Elton has yet.
Looks a though Keith Richards may outlive live music....................