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The National have canceled their 2020 Homecoming Festival. “We made every attempt to reschedule Homecoming for 2020, however due to circumstances beyond our control, the festival will not take place this year as planned,” the band wrote in a statement. Homecoming 2020 was scheduled to take place May 8 and 9 in the National’s hometown of Cincinnati. Find the National’s announcement below.

Rolling Loud has postponed its 2020 Miami festival, set to take place May 8-10 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL, due to COVID-19 concerns. The festival has been rescheduled for February 12-14, 2021 (President’s Day weekend) with the original 2020 lineup, including headliners Travis Scott, Post Malone, and ASAP Rocky, as well as Young Thug, Lil Uzi Vert, 21 Savage, Megan Thee Stallion, and many others.

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 team behind Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival is making dozens of performances from the fest’s history available to watch for free. The offerings include concerts from Nina Simone (1976), Lou Reed (2000), Johnny Cash (1994), Marvin Gaye (1980), and Wu-Tang Clan (2007). Learn more below and check out the concerts at Stingray Qello.

Governors Ball 2020 has been canceled. “It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of Governors Ball 2020 due to COVID-19,” a statement from the organizers reads. “Simply put—due to current government mandates and the evolving situation in NYC, it is neither safe nor prudent to move forward with our June dates. The well-being of our fans, artists, staff, vendors, partners, and the surrounding NYC community is always our #1 priority.” The fest will return in 2021.

The 2020 Isle of Wight Festival has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The 28th edition of the Raindance Film Festival will take place in London from Oct. 28 through Nov. 7. this year.

Glastonbury Festival 2020 – its 50th anniversary event – has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – The 2020 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, in Manchester, Tennessee, has been postponed due to concerns over the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The 2020 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, in Manchester, Tennessee, has been postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The event was originally scheduled to take place June 11–14 at Great Stage Park.

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.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been postponed amid growing concerns surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19). The festival was scheduled for April 23-May 3, however it is being pushed back to the fall, as the festival announced on social media. Exact dates have not yet been confirmed, although JazzFest stated that additional details would be announced soon, and that all tickets purchased for the original dates will be honored.

Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin 2020 has been canceled in response to coronavirus. The festival was scheduled to take place at Tempodrom in Berlin, Germany from May 8-9. The lineup included Lianne La Havas, Modeselektor, Tim Hecker, John Talabot, Kelly Lee Owens, rRoxymore, and Nick Hakim. There is no makeup date and all ticket buyers will be refunded. Find Pitchfork’s official statement below.

Kendrick Lamar has been announced as the Friday night headliner for this year’s Glastonbury Festival, which is slated to take place June 24-28. Other acts that have been revealed for the festival include FKA twigs, Burna Boy, Robyn, Thom Yorke, Ed O'Brien (as EOB), Camila Cabello, and Caribou, among others. Elsewhere on the bill are the previously announced headliners, Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, and Diana Ross. Find the full list of newly announced artists here and below.

The South by Southwest music, technology and film festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas, will foot costs related to the event getting cancelled, as disease outbreak was excluded from its insurance cover, a spokesman said on Thursday.

Within the last week, two major American music festivals—the EDM-centric Ultra Music Festival in Miami and the sprawling industry gathering SXSW in Austin—have been canceled due to public health concerns about the COVID-19 virus. The French festival TomorrowLand was also canceled, and Coachella, the Indio, Calif., standard-bearer for festival culture in the U.S., has been postponed from its usual April date until October.

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Goldenvoice is reportedly working to postpone both weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2020 amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sources tell Pitchfork. The festival is currently scheduled to take place in Indio, California from April 10-12 and April 17-19. Agents are being contacted about having artists perform on the weekends of October 9-11 and 16-18, according to reports from Billboard and Variety.

South by Southwest, a film, music, television, and interactive conference that takes place in Austin, Texas, has been cancelled for the first time in 34 years due to fears over the coronavirus.

Miami’s Ultra Music Festival has been postponed due to the spread of coronavirus, the Miami Herald reports. Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo told reporters that the festival, which was scheduled to take place from March 20-22, will not take place until 2021.

Big Boi has announced his inaugural Kryptonite Festival, set to take place April 18 at the Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park in his hometown of Atlanta. The one-day music festival will feature performances by Big Boi, Goodie Mob, EarthGang, and Kneel’n Rey.

In 2017 and ’18, Foo Fighters hosted the Cal Jam festival in San Bernardino. Now, the band is bringing its festival near the nation’s capital. The inaugural D.C. JAM takes place on July 4 at Landover, Maryland’s FedExField. The one-day event will feature performances from the Foos, Band of Horses, Pharrell, Chris Stapleton, and others. Check out the poster below.

Thom Yorke has announced that he’ll perform a rare acoustic solo set at the London festival All Points East. He’ll open for Massive Attack (who invited him to play) on Sunday, May 24. The set will features performances of Yorke’s solo work, as well as some Radiohead songs. See the full lineup below.

Jeremy Irons has disowned his past comments on same-sex marriage and sexual harassment in his first press conference as Berlin Film Festival jury chair.

The 15th annual Pitchfork Music Festival takes place Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19 at Union Park in Chicago. The headliners are Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Run the Jewels, and the National.

SXSW 2020 has announced the final round of speakers for its lineup. Newly added keynote speakers include Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and writer Damon Lindelof in conversation about their collaboration on the HBO series Watchmen; St.

The New York Musical Festival was created to give new writers a start. So isn’t it “ironic,” says Josh Canfield, whose “Alive! The Zombie Musical” played NYMF last year, that it “stabbed us in the back.”

As rumored, Rage Against the Machine will headline this year’s Boston Calling Music Festival. Their set will occur on Saturday, May 23. Rage join previously announced headliners Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chili Peppers. Check out the Boston Calling 2020 poster below. The festival takes place at Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston, Massachusetts from May 22–24.

Amid her Grammy Awards wins and hit records, Taylor Swift’s time in the spotlight hasn’t always been pleasant.

The Governors Ball Music Festival returns to Randall’s Island Park in New York City from June 5-7, 2020. This year’s performers include Tame Impala, Missy Elliott, Flume, Vampire Weekend, Stevie Nicks, Solange, Miley Cyrus, Charly Bliss, and more. Check out the lineup below.

Primavera Sound has announced the lineup for its 2020 festival in Barcelona. Pavement, Massive Attack, The Strokes, and Tyler, the Creator are among the performers.

Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is returning this year to Manchester, Tennessee, from June 11-14. Today, the 2020 lineup has been announced.

Rage Against the Machine, Travis Scott and Frank Ocean will headline the bill at this spring’s Coachella festival in California.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2020 lineup is here. As promised, Rage Against the Machine are headlining, and so are Frank Ocean and Travis Scott. See the full lineup below. Coachella 2020 takes place across two weekends: April 10-12 and 17-19.

Glastonbury Festival returned in 2019 for a storming five days, with headline sets from Stormzy, The Killers and The Cure and standout moments from Kylie Minogue, Lizzo and many more.

Dinosaur Jr. have announced their second annual rock camp: Camp Fuzz 2 takes place from July 28-31, 2020 at Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, New York. Like the inaugural Camp Fuzz, the 2020 edition will feature classes, Q&S sessions, performances, and more. Check out the announcement below.