
John Mayer has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, forcing him to miss his planned appearance with Dead & Company at Playing in the Sand festival.
Mayer returned a positive test just prior to leaving for Mexico, where the event is due to take place this weekend and next.
The show will go on. “We came down here to have fun. Unfortunately some of our brothers cannot make it but fun is what we’re going to have,” comments Dead & Company’s Bobby Weir in a statement.
In these “unprecedented times fans should expect many rare and different tunes,” the message continues.