Wildfires have been wreaking havoc in Canada at the moment, and one of the more prominent affects over the border for us is the smoke. It's caused lots of questions and worry for important sporting events like the World Cup final.
But another affect you might not have considered is concerts. Think about it - a lot of people in an enclosed space, breathing in toxins and smoke... doesn't sound good, right?
It's affected other concerts already, too - including one notable incident where a band performed without their lead singer.
But, country star Hank Williams Jr. took the more measured response of just plain postponing it. As reported by Whiskey Riff, he postponed two Michigan shows.
More specifically, the shows he was meant to play over the weekend included Clarkston, MI at the Pine Knob Music Theatre. The other show was at Grand Rapids, MI, more specifically at the Acrisure Ampitheater.
The country star's team explained their reasons why in a statement on social media. "Out of an abundance of caution regarding air quality, this weekend's Hank Williams Jr. shows in Michigan have been postponed and rescheduled to August 13 at Pine Knob Music Theatre and August 14 at Acrisure Ampitheatre," they wrote.
"All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new dates. More information will be emailed directly to ticketholders."
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Doctors Have Spoke Out About the Wildfire Smoke Problem
While wildfires have been hitting Canada quite hard over the past few years, including a pretty bad number of years for places like British Columbia, its current effect is unheard of."
A doctor spoke to The Detroit News about the looming wildfire smoke problem. Dr. Devang Doshi, a pulmonologist, said that "Obviously, this is really bad."
They also explained they didn't "recall seeing levels like this even a couple of years ago". They were referring to the previous Canadian wildfires.
Detroit, Michigan's air quality was ranked as the worst in the world due to the wildfire smoke on Thursday. The air quality index read a terrifying 724, or "hazardous".
We hope that everyone is keeping safe in the affected states. The postponed shows will be great, I'm sure!
