In the news: a Nor’easter weekend cancels Global Citizen and more
Late September storms forced Global Citizen Festival, All Things Go NYC and Oceans Calling to cancel — another sharp outdoor reminder that safety beats the schedule.
Sources: Variety (25 Sep 2026) · Music Ally (28 Sep 2026) · Hypebot on Oceans Calling
A fierce late-September Nor’easter along the US East Coast wiped a weekend of outdoor shows — including the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park, cancelled for the first time in 14 years.
Organisers said forecasts made it unsafe to bring tens of thousands of people, artists, crew and kit onto the Great Lawn. The same weather system forced All Things Go NYC to call off, while Maryland’s beachfront Oceans Calling abandoned its three-day weekend when tides and wind blocked stage build. Trade coverage also noted stadium dates in New England halted in the same window.
Read Variety on Global Citizen · Music Ally context
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