Band was scheduled to play in York, PA on July 30th
The Steve Miller Band has canceled Saturday’s performance at the York State Fair in York, PA after frontman Steve Miller tested positive for COVID. Fair organizers shared the news, but the band has yet to comment publicly on the matter.
“The Steve Miller Band and Starship Featuring Mickey Thomas concert for Saturday, July 30th has been canceled due to a positive covid result for Steve Miller,” the fair’s statement reads. “Tickets for the canceled concert will automatically be refunded to the original card used to purchase the tickets, provided the tickets were purchased through the York State Fair website, box office, or our ticketing partner Etix. Please allow up to 10 business days for the refund to process.”
It’s unclear what other shows were affected, but the group’s website displays their next show is August 13th in Carteret, NJ. Dates are currently set through August 30th.
Steve Miller has been an enlivening presence on the American music scene for more than half a century. The group has sold tens of millions of records and been streamed several billion times. Miller’s Greatest Hits 1974-78 received the RIAA Diamond Award with sales of more than 15 million copies. It is among the 25 best selling albums of all time.
In the ’70s, Miller crafted a brand of pure pop that was smart, polished, exciting and irresistible – and that dominated radio in a way that few artists have ever managed. Hit followed hit in what seemed like an endless flow: “The Joker,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Rock’n Me,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Jet Airliner,” “Jungle Love,” “Swingtown” and “Abracadabra,” among them. To this day, those songs are instantly recognizable when they crop up online or on the radio – and impossible not to sing along with. Their hooks are the very definition of indelible.
