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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.

Arcade Fire are performing at the 2020 edition of Krewe du Kanaval, the New Orleans festival that the band’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne co-founded with Ben Jaffe of Preservation Hall Jazz Band. They’ll headline the festival’s Kanaval Ball on February 14 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. This year’s lineup also features the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Jillionaire, Pierre Kwenders, and more. Check out the poster below.