Star’s massive Aussie tour plan blasted: ‘What world do you live in?’
Опубликованно 17.09.2020 14:45
The former One Direction star is currently scheduled to embark on a world tour in just over two weeks, starting with three dates in Mexico later this month – a country with more than 125,000 active coronavirus cases.
The tour will come to Australia in late November, with Styles booked to play multiple arena dates – including two sold-out nights at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, which has a capacity of more than 14,000 people.
Harry Styles is set to head to Australia soon … apparently. Picture: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Melbourne is currently under one of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns, with residents forced to abide by a 9pm curfew and only allowed to leave home each day for one of four valid reasons.
It’s hard to imagine 14,000 Melburnians cramming into a sold-out arena show in just 75 days’ time.
But, according to Styles’ local ticket seller Ticketek, that’s exactly what’s happening:
The Harry Styles Australia & New Zealand tour is proceeding as planned and we are excited to welcome everyone to the events in November and December. In the event of a cancellation, exchanges and refunds will be processed according to AU/NZ consumer law.— Ticketek Australia (@Ticketek_AU) September 12, 2020
Styles is the only major touring artist not to have rescheduled their Australian 2020 tour dates as the coronavirus pandemic swept the globe in recent months. Planned arena shows by the likes of Rod Stewart, Alanis Morissette and the Backstreet Boys have all been pushed back to 2021. A planned November tour by The Killers is still listed on Ticketek’s website, but tickets have been withdrawn from sale along with a note from the band saying they want fans “to stay focused on prevention and remaining safe and cautious right now.”
While tickets to both of Styles’ Melbourne concerts have sold out, Ticketek is still selling seats for the pop star’s other Australian shows, including two concerts at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena (capacity 21,000), scheduled for November 20 and 21.
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You can still buy tickets for the Sydney shows.
Further complicating matters: News this weekend that Styles had signed on to star in a new thriller from director Olivia Wilde that’s due to start filming in the coming months.
Ticketek’s insistence that the tour is “proceeding as planned” was met with frustration from hundreds of fans, who dubbed the ticket seller as “delusional” and called on them to announce a cancellation:
Can’t wait to go and watch a cardboard cut out of Harry on stage for 90 minutes https://t.co/XCHRDZEi4Q—
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Star’s massive Aussie tour plan blasted: ‘What world do you live in?’