This year would've been the 50th staging of the Danish festival
18.03.2020 - 17:21 / pitchfork.com
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.
“Clearly this was not a course of action we hoped to take for our 50th anniversary event,” Michael and Emily Eavis wrote in a statement, “but
This year would've been the 50th staging of the Danish festival
Jones had been appointed as the curator of this year's now-axed event
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Boston Calling 2020 has been called off due to the coronavirus pandemic. The festival’s organizers announced the news today. “We are heartbroken; however, the health and safety of our audience, artists, partners, vendors, first responders, and staff are of the utmost importance to us, and we felt that this was the only acceptable way forward,” the statement reads. Ticket holders will be given the option of a full refund or tickets to Boston Calling 2021.
The 2020 CMA Fest has been canceled amid the ongoing world health crisis.
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.
With concerns about the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. shutting down businesses and canceling major events like E3, Coachella, and SXSW, many are concerned about the status of San Diego Comic-Con. As of the end of March, there are currently no plans to cancel San Diego Comic-Con 2020.
Glastonbury Festival 2020 – its 50th anniversary event – has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Organizers at the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival have confirmed the 2020 event will no longer go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Music fans up and down the country were left gutted this morning when it was announced that Glastonbury Festival 2020 has been cancelled.
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.
Organizers at the U.K.’s Glastonbury festival have confirmed the 2020 event will no longer go ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic.
We'll still be there in spirit
The U.K.’s Glastonbury Music Festival has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
UK festival Glastonbury has been cancelled amid the coronavirus outbreak.Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar were due to appear, alongside Diana Ross and Dua Lipa for the 2020 event in June. But, now hopes the popular Pyramid Stage will return for another installation have been dashed, which was due to take place in its usual setting of Worthy Farm in Somerset.
The U.K.’s Glastonbury music festival has been canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
Britain’s Glastonbury festival has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The music industry has faced yet another blow as Glastonbury Festival has announced that it will not go ahead this June as coronavirus puts thousands of revellers in jeopardy.