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Live In The Time Of COVID-19: Streaming Concerts For Wednesday, August 26
Joel Ryan / Invision / AP – Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding performs on the main stage at V Festival in Chelmsford, England, Aug. 20.
Concerts requiring mass, in-person gatherings have come to a halt thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, but a germ can’t stop the music. Artists across the globe are stepping up to perform in creative ways, most notably with livestreaming performances across social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and beyond.
In many cases, they are raising money for important causes, trying to keep their own important revenue coming in, or simply keeping their fans (and themselves) entertained while we all wait for venues to re-open. In any case, they’re all valuable. In addition to sharing and keeping conversations about their art alive, it’s safe to say these streaming artist are performing a tremendous service to a shut-in world and for that they deserve our thanks.
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All times Pacific Daylight Time unless noted
7 a.m.
Billie Eilish, NPR Tiny Desk At Home
10 a.m.
Krystle Dos Santos
Midland
Craig David
Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
10:30 a.m.
Bandsintown “Fusion”
11 a.m.
Soul Clap, Lost Resort
12 p.m.
Snow Patrol
Jauz
Rock and Roll Playhouse
1 p.m.
Chris Lake
2 p.m.
Hoity-Toity, HOB Music Forward
Bandsintown “Outskirts”
3 p.m.
Payton Smith
Grenon
Instagram
4 p.m.
Hailey Whitters & Nicole Galyon, ACM Wine Down Wednesdays
Brandy Clark feat. Liz Rose
Nicole Atkins, LIve From The Steel Porch
Dark Water, Presented by Country Fuzz and benefiting Second Harvest Food Bank
David Gans, Live From Oakland
4:30 p.m.
Seth Kibel Klezmer Trio, Keystone Korner
Ellie Goulding, The Brightest Blue Experience livestream
5 p.m.
Zach Heckendorf
Thad Cockrell
Laurie Marano, IG Ones To Watch
American Aquarium, Live From Athens: Burn. Flicker. Die
CJ Solar, Way Back Wednesday
Drake White, Wednesday Night Therapy
Michael Ray, Honky Tonk Tuesdays
Fat Joe, “The Fat Joe Show”
5:30 p.m.
The Last Bandoleros
Brent Cobb, Half Live At Omni Studios
6 p.m.
“The ACM Weekly” Ingrid Andress, Lee Brice, Lindsay Ell, The Buckleys, The Cadillac Three Facebook
DJ Craze, Insomniac Presents
Drew Holcomb, Kitchen Covers
Fionn, presented by TD Uptown
Aluna Francis, Mad Decent Live
7:30 p.m.
Ellie Goulding, The Brightest Blue Live US broadcast #2
Morgan Page
8 p.m.
Alannah Lori & The Mad Affair, 2020 Francophone Summer
Rhett Miller, West Coast Wednesdays
8:15 p.m.
Matthew West, Virtual VIP Party