WhiteA - Final Live Tour 2020: It ended before it started



With the ongoing COVID-10 (New Coronavirus) situation as it is, it honestly did not come as a big surprise that the live had to be cancelled. What did surprise me though was how long it took for the decision to be made.

The cancellation was announced at 2AM today (the day of the concert). The group immediately went on a live stream to announce the development to as many people as possible and spread the news on social media.

In the course of the morning and early afternoon, the group put together an impromptu small-scale event to still interact with the fans who had already taken time off and/or traveled all the way to Tokyo to see the show.

While the official announcement says cancellation, the group vowed that it would only be a postponement and that they would make up for it for sure. They made the decision to have a replacement event instead of streaming their show and thus performing in an empty venue because 'lives are to be enjoyed, well, live'. Further announcements will be made at a later date.

The same goes for the 2nd final concert, considering the two were supposed to be a set and it is still open whether or not the 2nd concert on March 25th will go forward or not. The fate of the concert and the 'After Party' on April 8th will also be announced at a later date.

In their stream the group announced willingness to shift things back beyond April or even May, since these are pretty extraordinary circumstances.

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