Published 19:17 IST, March 18th 2020
Glastonbury music festival cancels 50th anniversary event due to coronavirus
Following new government measures announced this week, and in times of such unprecedented uncertainty, this is now our only option, Glastonbury hosts said.
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organisers of annual Glastonbury music festival anunced on March 18 that y cancelled this year's 50th-anniversary event due to coronavirus pandemic. Artists like Beatles icon Paul McCartney, US rapper Kendrick Lamar, and Pop superstar Taylor Swift were reportedly set to perform in event.
"We are so sorry to anunce this, but we are going to have to cancel Glastonbury 2020," organisers said in a statement on social media. “Following new government measures anunced this week, and in times of such unprecedented uncertainty, this is w our only viable option,” it said. organisers furr added saying that tickets for 2020 event will be applicable in 2021 as y hope to conduct famous event next year. Britain's best-kwn music festival has been held without fail at a rural farm site in southwest England since year 1970. At least 135,000 tickets for 50th-anniversary festival went on sale in month of October and reportedly sold out in 34 minutes.
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"We are longer able to spend next three months with thousands of crew here on farm, helping us with ermous job of building infrastructure and attractions needed to welcome more than 200,000 people to a temporary city in se fields,” Glastonbury organizers said in a statement, adding y hoped situation will have improved by late June, date of festival. “We apologize to 135,000 people who already paid a deposit,” event organizers furr added.
Total 1,950 cases in UK
According to reports, British artist Dua Lipa, Manic Street Preachers band and Primal Scream were among or confirmed performers. Organizers Emily Eavis and her far Michael Eavis claimed that y had to make decision on ir own after British government recommended a raft of social distancing measures, and prohibited mass social garing due to COVID-19 outbreak. Britain has recorded over 1,950 confirmed cases of coronavirus, and at least 71 fatalities.
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19:17 IST, March 18th 2020