Lost concerts of 2020

A guide to the rescheduled, postponed and canceled Atlanta shows.

First, some good news.

Despite the billions of dollars lost in the live music industry this spring and summer, about 86 percent of concert customers opted to hold on to tickets to rescheduled shows rather than request refunds, according to Live Nation’s recent financial disclosures.

The bad news, of course, is that the world’s largest concert promoter saw a 95 percent decrease in revenue for the second quarter — $141.8 million versus $2.6 billion for the same period in 2019 (and then consider the revenue lost by other national and regional promoters, such as AEG Live).

Peter Conlon, president of Live Nation Atlanta, ballparks that “hundreds” of concerts in the Atlanta market — from stadiums to clubs — were nixed since the coronavirus pandemic steamrolled the industry in March.

But even this spring, as postponements rolled into the summer months, there remained optimism that the virus’ deadly effects among tightly gathered groups of people would mitigate.

“When this started, we thought we’d be back in July,” Conlon said. “And now, basically, everything in 2020 will be in 2021. It took everyone by surprise.”

Indeed, the reality of attending a large-scale concert — particularly indoors — this year seems less likely than hitting the Powerball jackpot.

“I think people want to get back to shows because they’re bored. But they’re going to be concerned, and you’ll have to be safe about it,” Conlon said.

Keeping a tally of the numerous Atlanta concerts that have been postponed, canceled or rescheduled can result in some jumbled calendars, so here is a guide to the status (as of now) to many of the bigger shows slated to hit the market.

The original date is in parenthesis followed by rescheduled information. Tickets to all shows can be purchased via ticketmaster.com and by calling 1-800-7453000 unless otherwise indicated.

ROBB COHEN PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEO /ROBBSPHOTOS.COM Kenny Chesney packed Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2018, but his 2020 tour — like most artists’ — has been pushed to 2021.

PHOTO: JOSH CHEUSE Rich (left) and Chris Robinson are the core of The Black Crowes. The Atlanta natives were forced to postpone their reunion tour until 2021.