03.14.2020
IT IS WITH GREAT REGRET THAT WE ARE ANNOUNCING THE POSTPONEMENT OF THE THREE REMAINING SHOWS OF THE “JUST TRUST UK 2020 TOUR”.
It is with great regret that we are announcing the postponement of the three remaining shows of the “Just Trust UK 2020 Tour”.
In Oxford, New Theatre, Cardiff, Wales Millennium Centre and Birmingham, Symphony Hall.
We are disappointed not to be bringing our show to you but trust you will agree that this is for the best.
We want you all to be safe and well.
In the face of foggy or incoherent leadership, which has the appearance of being more focused on the stock market than on people’s welfare, it sadly falls to us strolling players to call a halt to our tour. All the most sober (and least hysterical), medical and scientific advisories now suggest that we would all do better to lessen our exposure to and communication of, the current contagion.
I nevertheless want to thank everyone who has attended our shows and acknowledge that many people have continued to do so even as the gravity of the situation became more apparent. I think we have all been trying to be optimistic. We hoped to offer a little musical balance to our more irrational fears but I know now that we must take this course.
The sentiments that I expressed from the stage of Hammersmith Apollo, on Friday night are much as I would write to you today; take care of the little ones, take care of the older folks, who are more vulnerable, please applaud and support the brave NHS staff and other health workers who are really in the front line and let us not surrender to unreasonable fear or let dread or false motive divide where we might better pull together.
It is especially difficult to curtail another U.K. tour, after what happened in 2018 but if you’re asking, I’m fine, thank you. We have all taken every sensible precaution with our band and crew to keep well and really to bring you the best show possible. We will be back at the earliest possible occasion to play for you again, when all of this is behind us.
Finally, I want to thank all of our technical and support crew, the drivers that get us safely to the shows along with all we need to perform. Most of all I want to acknowledge the friendship and support of Steve, Pete and Davey – The Imposters, the best band in any land – with all our thanks to our wonderful singers, Kitten Kuroi and Briana Lee for their peerless musical contribution, energy and spirit.
We are all in this together.
Please take care of yourselves and we will see you in just a little while.
Your friend through music. Elvis Costello