Wimbledon, the famed tennis tournament taking place on the outskirts of London, England every year, has been cancelled for the first time since World War II back in 1945, ESPN reports.
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Glastonbury, Britain's biggest music festival, will not take place as planned this summer due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak. The decision was announced on Wednesday ahead of the June event, which was to be headlined by Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, and Paul McCartney.
“Clearly this was not a course of action we hoped to take for our 50th anniversary event,” organizers Michael and Emily Eavis wrote in a statement, “but following the new government measures announced this week—and in
Wimbledon, the famed tennis tournament taking place on the outskirts of London, England every year, has been cancelled for the first time since World War II back in 1945, ESPN reports.
Boston Calling has canceled this year's festival, which was set to take place over the course of Memorial Day Weekend (May 22-24).Citing concerns over the global coronavirus pandemic and consultations with local and state authorities, the Boston Calling team expressed that they were "heartbroken" over the difficult decision to cancel in a statement."To our audience, whom we value dearly, we are so sad that we will not be together with you in May," organizers said.
Piers Morgan has slammed a host of celebrities for their reactions to the coronavirus crisis.
Governors Ball 2020 has been canceled due to coronavirus, organizers announced on Thursday (March 26).
The 2020 Isle of Wight Festival will no longer be taking place this year due to the ongoing health crisis.
The new music weekender in Brighton is the latest in a long line of events to be called off
The 2020 White House Correspondents’ Dinner has been cancelled due to the ongoing global health crisis.
The 2020 Daytime Emmy Awards have been canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Glastonbury Festival 2020 – its 50th anniversary event – has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The Eurovision Song Contest has been cancelled for the first time in the competitions history due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Organizers at the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival have confirmed the 2020 event will no longer go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 2020 Eurovision Song Contest has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
Music fans up and down the country were left gutted this morning when it was announced that Glastonbury Festival 2020 has been cancelled.
The 2020 Eurovision Song Contest has been canceled.
Glastonbury has canceled its 2020 edition. It had been due to host 200,000 festival-goers this June, at the predicted peak of the UK’s coronavirus outbreak. Just last week, Kendrick Lamar was named as the third headliner, joining Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift; the festival has not announced whether it intends to book the same headliners for 2021.
By Tom Grater
Organizers at the U.K.’s Glastonbury festival have confirmed the 2020 event will no longer go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic.