The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde predicts “outdoor events are going to come to an end” amidst ongoing heatwave
Chrissie Hynde has predicted that “outdoor events are going to come to an end” amidst an ongoing heatwave.
The frontwoman of The Pretenders wrote a post on Instagram about the recent heatwaves felt across the US and UK, which have seen temperatures soar over the last week.
“I trust you’re all surviving the heat waves,” she wrote to fans. “I’m remembering the last couple years when we supported Guns N’ Roses, and then the Foo Fighters in stadiums (to pay for the clubs which I prefer playing).
“It was so hot I had to strap ice packs around my waist. I realised then that outdoor events are going to come to an end. It’s too hot,” she goes on to warn in the post, which comes after extreme weather has derailed a series of events in the US, where several extreme heat warnings were issued after “dangerous and prolonged” heat and humidity blanketed most of the central and eastern US, per The Guardian.
Most recently, Bonnaroo 2025 was cancelled due to severe weather, and over the weekend, news emerged that organisers had offered festival goers full refunds after backlash. Last week, the Manchester, Tennessee festival was abruptly axed, with organisers saying an updated weather forecast was showing unsustainable conditions for on-site campers, with heavy thunderstorms occurring throughout the area.
The festival’s first day went smoothly, but the decision to cancel the remainder of the event was made on Friday night in light of the extreme weather.
Earlier on in the year, a group of leading climate scientists have reported that the wildfires in Los Angeles were made “more likely” by human-caused climate change.
Subsequently, the number of music community members in the city being supported by MusiCares – the non-for-profit arm of The Grammys – more than doubled in January.
At the time, members of the LA music community spoke to NME about being hit hard by the fatal wildfires that burned throughout the city, with a number of venues, studios and artists affected by the devastating blaze.
A number of music organisations stepped up to help victims of the wildfires, including the Warner Music Group/Blavatnik Family Foundation Social Justice Fund which announced an initial $1million commitment to the Los Angeles area fire relief and rebuilding efforts.
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