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THE 2020 MUSIC FESTIVAL SEASON HAS BEEN UNLIKE ANY OTHER…

2020 was gearing up to be an epic year for music festivals. But now, instead of getting ready to kick off the festival season, we're stuck at home or stocking up on toilet paper. With postponements and cancellations of Coachella, Stagecoach, SXSW, Ultra, and so many more it’s tough to keep up with it all. A full list of concert and festival cancellations and postponements can be found below.

#FESTFROMHOME is here to provide you with the latest music news relating to COVID-19. As you patiently wait for things to return to normal, stay up to date with all the major music festival updates, announcements, changes, and cancellations. Additionally, check out our live stream events list to get your music fix online since we are all hunkered down avoiding the sickness that is COVID-19. By the way, we really do highly recommend preventing the spread of this virus by laying low for as long as it takes, and it may be longer than we want. Not just to prevent you from getting sick, but to keep others around you from getting sick as well.

Stay happy, stay healthy, and stay at home (with some awesome tunes, of course).

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CANCELLATIONS + POSTPONEMENTS

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Event	Original Dates	New Dates
The BPM Festival: Miami, FL	March 22, 2020	Until Further Notice
Treefort Music Fest: Boise, ID	March 25-29, 2020	September 23-27, 2020
Dreamville Festival: Raleigh, NC	April 6, 2020	August 29, 2020
Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival: Indio, CA	April 10-12 and 17-19, 2020	October 9-11 and 16-18, 2020
Tribeca Film Festival: New York, NY	April 15-26, 2020	Until Further Notice
Kryptonite Festival: Atlanta, GA	April 18, 2020	Until Further Notice
Something in the Water Festival: Virginia Beach, VA	April 20-26, 2020	Until Further Notice
Stagecoach Festival: Indio, CA	April 24-26, 2020	October 23-25, 2020
Beyond Wonderland: Monterrey, Mexico	April 25, 2020	November 14, 2020
III Points: Miami, FL	May 1-2, 2020	October 16-17, 2020
Shaky Knees Music Festival: Atlanta, GA	May 1-3, 2020	October 16-18, 2020
Waking Windows Music & Arts Festival: Winooski, VT	May 1-3, 2020	May 7-9, 2021
Cruel World: Los Angeles, CA	May 2, 2020	September 12, 2020
Lovers & Friends Festival: Los Angeles, CA	May 9, 2020	August 8, 2020
Cannes Film Festival: Cannes, France	May 12-23, 2020	Until Further Notice
Lightning in a Bottle: Buena Vista Lake, CA	May 20-25, 2020	Until Further Notice
BottleRock Napa Valley: Napa, CA	May 22-24, 2020	October 2-4, 2020
Elements Festival: Lakewood, PA	May 22-25, 2020	September 25-27, 2020
Love Saves The Day Festival: Bristol, UK	May 23-24, 2020	Until Further Notice
Neon Desert: El Paso, TX	May 23-24, 2020	September 5-6, 2020
Primavera Sound: Barcelona, Spain	June 3-7, 2020	August 26-30, 2020
NOS Primavera Sound Porto 2020: Porto, Portugal	June 11-13, 2020	September 3-5, 2020
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival: Manchester, TN	June 11-14, 2020	September 24-27, 2020
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience: New Orleans, LA	October 28-November 1, 2020	October 29-31, 2021

Event	Original Dates
SXSW Conference & Festivals: Austin, TX	March 13-22, 2020
Tomorrowland Winter: Alpe d’Huez grand domaine Ski, France	March 14-21, 2020
Ultra Music Festival: Miami, FL	March 20-22, 2020
Big Ears Festival: Knoxville, TN	March 26-29, 2020
Mission Creek Festival 2020: Iowa City, IA	April 1-4, 2020
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival: New Orleans, LA	April 23-May 3, 2020
Hangout Fest: Gulf Shore, AL	May 15-17, 2020
BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2020 Dundee: Dundee, Scotland	May 22-24, 2020
All Points East: London, UK	May 22-31, 2020
Boston Calling: Boston, MA	May 28-30, 2020
The Governors Ball Music Festival: New York, NY	June 5-7, 2020
Isle of Wight Festival: Isle of Wight, UK	June 11-14, 2020
Download Festival: Derbyshire, UK	June 12-14, 2020
Lovebox 2020: London, UK	June 12-14, 2020
Parklife: Manchester, UK	June 12-14, 2020
Firefly Music Festival: Dover, DE	June 18-21, 2020
Glastonbury Festival: Somerset, UK	June 24-28, 2020
Electric Forest: Rothbury, MI	June 25-28, 2020
80/35 Music Festival: Des Moines, IA	July 10-11, 2020
Shambhala Music Festival: West Kootenay, Canada	July 24-27, 2020
Burning Man: Gerlach, NV	Auguest 30-September 7, 2020
Life Is Beautiful: Las Vegas, NV	September 18-20, 2020

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Coronavirus Strands Dozens of Festival-Goers in Panama

Consequence of Sound - April 28, 2020

Trapped in Paradise: The Festival on Lockdown

Panama has shut down travel to and from the country until May 22nd

Imagine if Fyre Fest unfolded during a global pandemic, because that’s the situation in Colón, Panama at the moment. Upwards of 40 people who attended the Tribal Gathering Music Festival remains stranded more than a month after the festival shuttered due to COVID-19.

As Vice reports, on March 12th, three days before Tribal Gathering was set to end, the government of Panama issued a state of emergency over the pandemic, effectively shutting down the country. Attendees of Tribal Gathering were initially ordered to remain in quarantine until March 23rd. Eventually, some festival-goers were allowed to leave, as long as they could prove they had travel accommodations. Dozens of others were stranded, however, after Panama implemented nationwide travel restrictions barring travel to and from the country. The travel ban went into effect on March 30th and was recently extended until May 22nd.

Why Ticket Holders Are Struggling To Get Refunds For Concerts And Live Events

NPR - April 24, 2020

Entertainment companies Live Nation and AEG have modified their refund policies for postponed events.

The coronavirus pandemic has completely shut down the business of concerts and other live events. That leaves ticket holders looking for refunds, but new rules Ticketmaster announced last week stipulate that a show has to be either officially canceled or have new dates announced in order for the purchaser to be eligible for refunds.

"We fully expect the availability of refunds to continue to climb over the next 4-6 weeks and ultimately expect all our clients will make refunds available," Ticketmaster said in a statement to NPR, adding that it has already returned $400 million to fans so far. But Ticketmaster, along with rival company AEG — announced new refund policies last week, which still require a concert to be canceled or officially rescheduled with new dates to trigger a refund. Those policies don't go into effect until May 1.

Coronavirus: Updated List of Tours and Festivals Canceled or Postponed Due to COVID-19

Pitchfork - March 20, 2020

Coachella, Rage, Pearl Jam, SXSW, Madonna, and much more have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak

Thousands of people across the globe have been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19). As the outbreak continues, organizers of large public gatherings (such as music festivals and concerts) are being forced to assess whether or not to hold their scheduled events as planned.

Among the first big events to be canceled was South by Southwest, which was shut down by the Austin government. Then, Pearl Jam became one of the first major bands to postpone a tour of North America. And, this week, Goldenvoice pushed Indio, California’s annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival to October.

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Imagine Music Festival creators talk new location, challenges of producing a live music event for this fall

AJC - April 28, 2020

Imagine Music Fest can boast of being the longest-running EDM festival in the city – it launched in 2014 – and continued growth means attendance of about 25,000 fans per day.

Glenn and Maddy Goodhand are making a major move with their Imagine Music Festival. The couple, who promote their events as Iris Presents, announced earlier this month that the electronic-dance music gathering would expand again to its new location of Bouckaert Farm in Chattahoochee Hills (yes, former site of TomorrowWorld).

The new location provides them both a long-term deal and 8,000 acres of ground to present the festival – compared to 900 at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the recent location for Imagine, and 10 acres in its original home of the Masquerade Music Park in downtown Atlanta.

Foo Fighters, The National & Liam Gallagher Confirmed for Rock in Rio Lisboa 2021

Festicket - April 27, 2020

Foo Fighters, The National and Liam Gallagher have confirmed they will be performing at the rescheduled Rock in Rio Lisboa in 2021.

The trio were set to perform at this year's festival before it unfortunately got postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, their pledge to return next year will undoubtedly go some way to ease festival-goers' disappointment.

They will all perform at Rock in Rio Lisboa on 19th June 2021, and fans who had purchased tickets for 21st June 2020 will have their tickets automatically rolled over to 19th June 2021.

Electric Forest 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus

Billboard - April 21, 2020

Atmosphere during the Electric Forest Festival on June 28, 2014 in Rothbury, Mich.

Madison House and Insomniac's 10th anniversary edition of Electric Forest has been canceled, organizers announced on Tuesday (April 21).

"Electric Forest (EF) announced today that based on input from state and local authorities regarding public gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic it has canceled its 2020 event," a statement read.

"The beloved music and camping festival, which sold out within one hour of its public on sale last December, was scheduled to celebrate its 10th anniversary June 25-28, 2020 in Rothbury, Michigan. EF HQ posted official news of cancellation on its website this morning. Ticket holders will be offered the option to receive a refund or to retain their tickets, which will be honored at the 2021 Decade One celebration."

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