While our job may seem frivolous at the moment, music touches people's souls, and music will help people get through this. Then came the wave of cancellations and postponements after the attacks. People whose family members may be on alert or overseas aren't likely to go to a concert. Most tours are routed so that acts can travel by bus, but they sometimes fly to cities for one-stop promotional, radio and TV events. Those jaunts may be curtailed.
Security is the overriding issue.
Bongiovanni says one of the problems with Europe is that there are so many countries with different security policies that acts aren't certain safety can be assured. Domestically, fans will have to get used to more scrutiny at venues. You can expect to have your bag searched and metal detectors passed over your body. We thought it was the wrong time for international travel. Concrete Marketing's Chiappardi says that acts that do brave the road can expect a good reception.