{"id":31758,"date":"2020-08-11T08:01:39","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T15:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/news\/?p=31758"},"modified":"2020-08-11T08:01:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T15:01:39","slug":"bjork-reschedules-livestreamed-orkestral-shows-due-to-new-coronavirus-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/news\/concerts\/bjork-reschedules-livestreamed-orkestral-shows-due-to-new-coronavirus-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Bj\u00f6rk Reschedules LiveStreamed Orkestral Shows Due to New Coronavirus Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"bj\u00f6rk: utopia\" width=\"860\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sqbv7cCM5AI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/bjork-tickets\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bj\u00f6rk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has recently announced a series of performances at Harpa Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland on August 9, 15, and 23. Iceland has reopened from the coronavirus pandemic, so people can attend in person, however, the shows will stream live, too for those who can\u2019t show up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The shows have now been postponed, due to coronavirus restrictions. The first of four dates is now set for Saturday, August 29, with three to follow on Sunday, September 13; Saturday, September 19; and Monday, September 28. Here&#8217;s a message about the postponement:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cFollowing on from last week\u2019s announcement that the Icelandic government has re-imposed tougher restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19, the decision has been made to move the first three dates of the Bj\u00f6rk Orkestral concert series.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bjork has said the performances are to honor <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;folks who got hit hardest in the coronavirus and the black lives matter movement&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;how many icelandic musicians i have worked with through the years.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> She&#8217;ll be joined by Icelandic musicians at each, and each will focus on different albums from throughout her career. Proceeds will go to Kvennaathvarfi\u00f0, a charity in Iceland that supports women and immigrants of all origins.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The musician has also said this about the shows:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cwe are going to celebrate that we are all healthily exiting quarantine together by playing concerts in harpa music hall for 3 weekends of august<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8230;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">i feel we are going through extraordinary times<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">horrifying but also an opportunity to truly change<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">it is demanded of us that we finally confront all racism<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">that we learn that lives are more important that profit<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and look inside us and finecomb out all our hidden prejudices and privileges<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">let\u00b4s all humbly learn together<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">transform<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">humongous love<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bj\u00f6rk\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All ticket info can be found <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketcenter.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bj\u00f6rk has recently announced a series of performances at Harpa Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland on August 9, 15, and 23. 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