Preservation Hall has canceled all remaining shows through New Year’s Eve due to an unnamed member of the collective testing positive for COVID-19.

Via Instagram, management wrote, “We are canceling all performances between today, December 27th, through Friday, December 31st … The safety of our visitors, staff, and artists is our highest priority. We will tentatively reopen on January 1st, pending we are certain it is safe to do so.”

Customers who purchased advance tickets to the shows will be refunded. Any concerns or questions should be forwarded via email to [email protected].

The Instagram post concludes with the following message: “What matters most to us right now is that our team member gets well soon, and we continue to do everything in our power to keep our commitment to our team and guests during this pandemic to be transparent, safe, and compassionate.”

On December 27 the Louisiana Department of Health announced that hospitalizations had doubled across the state in one week, totaling 449 people on that date. Eighty percent of patients currently hospitalized are not fully vaccinated.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people with COVID-19 should quarantine for five days instead of the previously recommended 10.

Cancellations in New Orleans have been relatively rare since the Omicron variant created the current fifth wave of the ongoing pandemic. Jazz pianist Diana Krall recently announced the postponement of her concert at the Saenger Theatre scheduled for February 3 due to her own bout with pneumonia and concerns over the spike in coronavirus infections. The Revivalists also announced they were postponing their Revheads Ball and New Year’s Eve show at Mardi Gras World to Thursday, May 5, when the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is expected to resume operations at the Fair Grounds following a series of cancellations in 2020 and 2021.