Steve Miller Band Cancels 2025 Tour Over Weather Fears

The Steve Miller Band has canceled its entire 31-date 2025 U.S. tour, originally set from August to November and scheduled to start in Michigan or New York and end in California, due to unacceptable risks from extreme and unpredictable weather such as heat, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes, and forest fires. The decision, announced via the band's website and social media, emphasized safety concerns for fans, band members, and crew. Refunds are expected to be issued to ticket holders. The move, described as unprecedented, has generated mixed reactions from fans, with some questioning the reasoning and others citing increasing extreme weather and frontman Steve Miller's age. The Steve Miller Band, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016, is famed for hits like 'The Joker' and 'Fly Like an Eagle.' The cancellation underscores rising concerns about climate change's impact on live music events.