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Originally Posted by WatchChain
Yes, cancellations were a possibility even into the 1980s. In the pre-internet era before social media and mass information, you might not hear of the cancellation until the last minute. In the fall of 1987, we drove a short 80 miles to The Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas for the Tango in the Night Tour. As our vehicle drove into the parking lot of the venue, a large digital marquee read, "Tonight Fleetwood Mac - Canceled".
The issue was Stevie's voice. The show was later rescheduled for December 1987.
Without technology and prerecorded backing tracks, cancellations these days are uncommon.
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I'm throwing the BS flag. Shows are still canceled all the time for lost voices. The backup singers can be dead. The keyboard player can be dead. "A" lead vocalist can't be dead(except Jon Bon Jovi, where he faces the drummer to ~hit~ the high notes). And a lead guitarist can't fake it(the guitar players know it's fake).