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Glastonbury, but due to the coronavirus lockdown things have been very different this year.The event will feature exclusive performances from Tim Burgess, Alice Phoebe Lou, Arlo Parks, Baaba Maal, Denai Moore, Georgia, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Self Esteem and more to be announced.Taking place from June 18 to 20, fans will be able to tune into all the action via a new interactive website at Actionallareas.org, featuring digital ‘areas’ of live music, food and information on becoming a part of

If you’ve ever wanted a glimpse of what star-studded club culture is like, you probably won’t get it at #ZoomFest.

ROME — The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as scheduled at the beginning of September, Luca Zaia, the governor of the region around the Italian city said on Sunday as the spread of the new coronavirus in the country slows.

Worthy Farm has seen an "increasing numbers of visitors"

Biffy Clyro, Sam Smith, Rita Ora and more are set to appear

Longitude was set to run over the weekend of July 4-6 in Dublin.

LOS ANGELES — More than 20 film festivals around the world have joined together to stream movies free on YouTube after the coronavirus pandemic shuttered movie theatres and forced the cancellation of annual showcases in Cannes and New York.

The Venice Film Festival will go ahead as planned in September, with organizers promising to defy the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.

100 gecs have announced a virtual music festival called Square Garden, which they’ll headline with Charli XCX on Friday, April 24. Cashmere Cat, benny blanco, Kero Kero Bonito, and A. G. Cook are also set to appear. Though festival will be built in a Minecraft world, it will also be streamed on 100 gecs’ YouTube channel and their website. Proceeds will benefit the hunger-relief nonprofit Feeding America.

Imprisoned Fyre Festival founder Billy McFarland has reportedly petitioned for an early prison release, citing his health concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The organizers of Britain’s Download Festival are planning a virtual Download TV event in Jun.

Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Post Malone and more were set to perform

Open Pit and Anamanaguchi are throwing a coronavirus relief virtual music festival on Saturday, April 11 that takes place within the video game world of Minecraft. It’s called Nether Meant, and it’s set to feature performances from American Football, Anamanaguchi, Baths, HANA, and more. It starts at 6 p.m. Eastern.

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.