How to approach a woman whose husband passed away. His band was scheduled to play a neighborhood concert and I will need to rebook.
I book a summer concert series for my local park (sponsored by a neighborhood arts council). I was scrolling social media last night and saw an “In memoriam” for a man whose band is booked to play in the park this summer. My contact for booking the show was his wife, but my contract was with him.
How do I tactfully say, “I’m sorry for your loss, is the band still playing?” without sounding completely heartless and tactless? I’m sad that he passed away on a personal level. I also need to find out if I need to rebook that concert. He passed away approximately a month ago.
I have no idea how to even approach this. I don’t know any of the other band members, I only knew the singer/leader who passed away. Help.