Coachella 2020 postponed amid coronavirus fears

By Anita Bennett

After initially stating March 13 that it planned to move forward with its scheduled July 1-5 dates in New Orleans, Essence Fest 2020 announced late Friday (March 27) that it will move "closer to the fall" instead, given the heightened concerns around the coronavirus."Based on developments over the past couple of weeks, including updates from our city and health partners, we are officially announcing that we will move the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture closer to the fall," reads a tweet from

The upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, will not go on as planned, an International Olympic Committee member has revealed to . Dick Pound said that “on the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided.” It’s believed that the global sporting competition will be pushed back to 2021 as a result of the coronavirus outbreak that has affected 195 countries. 

The 2020 edition of the Cannes Film Festival has been postponed by the organizers owing to the Coronavirus crisis which has gripped almost every country in the world. Speculations were already rife about the prestigious film festival getting canceled in the wake of COVID 19 scare due to the fear of infection and now the reports have turned out to be true. The mega event was originally scheduled to be held from May 12 to May 23, 2020, in France.

The coronavirus has led to the Cannes film festival to call off this year's event as scheduled in May.The world's most prestigious film festival made it official, announcing that its 2020 edition would not take place as planned in late May due to fears of infection connected to the continuing spread of the coronavirus in Europe.The official festival account tweeted, "Due to the health crisis and the development of the French and international situation, the Festival de Cannes will no longer be

The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, set to take place in Toronto from April 30 to May 10, has been postponed as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic. While scrapping live event programming for the upcoming 2020 edition, organizers added they had plans to create virtual online platforms for industry events like pitch presentations and one-on-one meetings.

The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, set to run April 15-26 in New York, has been postponed due to concerns surrounding the coronavirus outbreak. A new date has not been announced.

The 2020 Glastonbury Festival is still moving ahead, despite tons of postponements and cancellations of tours and outdoor events amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

Treefort Music Fest is the latest U.S. music festival to be impacted by developments surrounding COVID-19. Festival organizers have announced the five-day music event, which takes place across multiple venues in Boise, Idaho, will now be moved from March 25–29 to September 23–27. Artists set to the play original dates included Chromatics, Japanese Breakfast, Built to Spill, Tennis, Georgia, and others. Festival organizers say lineup changes and additions “will be announced as needed.”

Two major music festivals in the US have been postponed due to the Covid-19 outbreak, organisers have said.

By Dino-Ray Ramos, Patrick Hipes

A tweet circulating from New York Magazine contributor Yashar Ali suggests that Coachella 2020 has been postponed. Per Ali's tweet, the megafestival will be moved to two consecutive weekends in October, marking an involuntary return to form, of sorts (the first-ever Coachella festival, which Rage Against The Machine also headlined, was held in October 1999.)

The organizers of the Coachella festival in California are in talks to move the event to October amid ongoing concerns about the spread of coronavirus.

The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is the latest major event to be affected as worldwide concerns over COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, continue to grow.

The annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival is the latest major event to be affected as worldwide concerns over COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, continue to grow.

Coachella is meant to begin in Indio on April 10