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Updated on March 18, 2020 at 7:17 p. m. IST
Following new government measures announced this week, and at a time of unprecedented uncertainty, this is now our option, Glastonbury hosts said.
Organisers of the annual Glastonbury Music Festival announced on March 18 that they had cancelled this year’s 50th anniversary event due to the coronavirus pandemic. Artists such as Beatles icon Paul McCartney, American rapper Kendrick Lamar and pop superstar Taylor Swift would perform at the event. .
“We are very sorry to announce this, but we will have to cancel Glastonbury 2020,” organisers said in a message on social media. “Following new government measures announced this week, and at a time of unprecedented uncertainty, this is now our only viable option,” he said. Organizers further added that tickets for the 2020 event will be available for purchase in 2021, as they hope to hold the event next year. Britain’s best-known music festival has been held regularly on a country farm in the South West of England since 1970. At least 135,000 tickets for the 50th anniversary festival went on sale in October and reportedly sold out in 34 minutes.
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“We can no longer spend the next three months with thousands of teams here on the farm, helping us with the massive construction work, infrastructure and attractions needed to accommodate more than 200,000 people in a transition from the city to those camps,” he said. “We apologise to the other 135,000 people who have already paid a deposit,” Glastonbury organisers said at aArray, adding that they expected the situation to improve until the end of June, the date of the festival.
British artist Dua Lipa, Manic Street Preachers, and Primal Scream were reportedly among the other artists shown. Organisers Emily Eavis and her father Michael Eavis said they had to take the decision on their own after the UK government implemented a series of social distancing measures. measures and banned mass social gatherings due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Britain has recorded more than 1,950 coronavirus cases and at least 71 deaths.
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Published on March 18, 2020 at 7:17 p. m. IST
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