Overview

• Chrissie Hynde’s Instagram post detailed extreme touring conditions with Guns N’ Roses and Foo Fighters and predicted that outdoor events will become unsustainable due to rising temperatures.
• More than 160 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts this week as record temperatures gripped both the U.S. and the U.K.
• Organizers canceled the remaining dates of Bonnaroo after forecasts predicted dangerous thunderstorms and extreme heat at the Tennessee festival grounds.
• Five attendees at a Stray Kids outdoor concert required hospitalization for heat stroke, underscoring the growing risks of high-temperature shows.
• The Recording Academy and MusiCares have each pledged $1 million and the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation has committed $1 million to aid artists affected by wildfires and heat-driven event cancellations.