Glastonbury canceled, Bonnaroo postponed due to coronavirus

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We are able to now add Glastonbury Festival and Bonnaroo to the rising record of occasions impacted by the coronavirus. According to Rolling Stone, this yr’s Glastonbury Competition, which featured acts like Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, Haim, and Kendrick Lamar, has formally been canceled. This yr’s fest was set to happen from June 24 by way of June 28 on Worthy Farm in Somerset, U.Okay. “This will probably be an enforced fallow yr for the competition,” stated organizers Michael and Emily Eavis in an announcement shared on Twitter, which you’ll be able to learn in full beneath. Those that at present have tickets for the 2020 occasion will probably be given the chance to switch their deposit to ensure admission to the 2021 Glastonbury Competition. Ticket-holders who’re unable to attend subsequent yr’s fest will probably be issued a refund of their deposit.

On a extra optimistic observe, Bonnaroo’s organizers have postponed this yr’s competition, per an announcement on the official web site. The brand new dates for the fest, held yearly in Manchester, Tennessee, are September 24 by way of September 27. As of now, it’s unclear if the unique lineup—which incorporates Lizzo, the primary feminine headliner within the fest’s historical past—will stay intact, however organizers stated they’ll maintain attendees up to date:

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