Tina Arena ‘refuses’ to cancel her 2021 tour over Covid concerns

Tina Arena has revealed that she has no plans to cancel her new tour, and will take to the stage in May as planned despite Covid-19 concerns about indoor concerts. 

Speaking to Stellar magazine this week, the songstress, 53, said she has confidence that it’s safe to go ahead. 

‘I’m not cancelling my tour. I refuse to. I don’t feel it’s fair to work on a concert under the guise it may not happen. We need to get on with our lives,’ she said. 

The Sorrento Moon hitmaker added: ‘I miss live music. I miss looking forward to something.’ 

Tina added that she believes there is hypocrisy in allowing sports events to continue while the music business has been largely shut down. 

‘I just don’t understand why sporting events have been allowed to continue while major live-music events haven’t. 

‘The states need to be more measured and proportionate in their responses to what we’re going through. You just can’t slam a border shut because someone’s sneezed. And I mean that respectfully,’ she said.   

Tina is set to take to the stage for her 2021 Enchanté: The Songs Of Tina Arena Australian tour in a matter of months. 

She will begin her first tour Down Under in three years at Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre on May 2.

Fans will also be able to see Tina perform at Sydney’s ICC Theatre on May 5, the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre on May 8, Adelaide’s Entertainment Centre on May 11, and Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on May 15. 

Additionally, she will perform at Perth’s RAC Arena on May 22, Wollongong’s WIN Entertainment Centre on May 26 and Canberra’s Llewellyn Hall on May 29.

‘After the year we have all had, it’s beyond thrilling to be able to know that we can all come together to celebrate music again. I am beyond excited to share the Enchanté experience with you,’ Tina wrote on Instagram.