Photos by Rex, Theo Wargo/MTV & Jemal Countess

As Hurricane Hermine quickly approaches the U.S., a number of concerts and Labor Day festivities have either been canceled or are now in question.

Residents as well as state and local officials in Florida's Big Bend region were making preparations Thursday, acknowledging that if the storm maintains hurricane strength, it would be the state's first direct hit from a hurricane since Oct. 24, 2005, when Hurricane Wilma struck.

"This is a life-threatening situation," Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday. "It's going to be a lot of risk. Right now, I want everybody to be safe."

Among the first big events to cancel was Panama City Beach's Gulf Coast Jam, which had been slated to begin Friday and run through the holiday with performances from Eric Church, Brad Paisley, The Band Perry, Jake Owen and others.

Festival organizers explained Thursday that even though the storm was expected to have passed by the start of the event on Friday, heavy rains and hazardous conditions tonight are forcing them to tear down the stages and festival tents, not allowing enough time to reconstruct by the weekend.

As the weekend progresses and the storm potentially moves along the East Coast, other states such as Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia are also taking precautions. 

Bruce Springsteen is scheduled to perform Saturday in Virginia Beach. As of Thursday afternoon, promoter Live Nation said the concert is expected to go on as planned for now, but they are monitoring the storm for changes.

Philadelphia is also hosting the Budweiser Made in America Festival on Saturday and Sunday, with the likes of Rihanna, Coldplay, Lil Wayne, Chance the Rapper and Grimes performing.

Because the city is further inland, MIA organizers are anticipating heavy rains but they remain optimistic they will not have to cancel completely due to the weather.

"We just want to make sure that everyone is safe," Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement Thursday, adding: "Music fans generally don't mind the rain. If you go back to Woodstock and forward it was pretty muddy there, I don't think it's going to be muddy here. We are hoping that it holds off."

Miami concerts scheduled for this weekend include Kaskade, AlunaGeorge and Cashmere Cat. As of Thursday evening, there had been no cancellations. 

Because the situation is changing almost hourly, we'll update this story with additional cancelations as they become available.

Update: As of Friday (Sept. 2), Merine has been downgraded to a tropical storm. It is expected to affect Georgia and South Carolina later Friday into Saturday.

Gulf Coast Jam
Panama City Beach, FL - Canceled

Budweiser Made in America Festival
Philadelphia, PA - On schedule, heavy rain expected

Bruce Springsteen 
Virginia Beach, VA - On schedule but monitoring