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Rage Against the Machine has announced it will be postponing all of its concerts until late May, including a highly anticipated Rogers Place show.

Tom Morello, one of the band’s members, announced on Twitter the band would be postponing all of its tour dates between March 26 and May 20 due to the current COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The band was scheduled to perform in Edmonton on May 3.

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“Due to the current outbreak and ban on public gatherings we are postponing the first part of our tour with Run The Jewels. The safety and health of those who come to our shows is of the utmost importance to us,” read the statement.

Morello’s post went on to say all tickets that were already purchased would be honoured for newly scheduled shows. The band did not say the date the show would be re-scheduled.

The announcement came shortly after Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief public health officer, issued a directive that all gatherings of more than 250 people should be cancelled. That directive was met with a slew of announcements that different events across Edmonton would now be cancelled, postponed or rescheduled.

Ticketmaster’s arena map shows large portions of Rogers Place had already sold out of seats for the concert.

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