In an unprecedented move, Coachella bosses have announced that they are cancelled the California festival as the world continues to be plagued by the deadly coronavirus.
Headliners such as Rage Against the Machine, Frank Ocean, Travis Scott and Charli XCX were due to take to the famous stage.
The legendary festival held in California announced in March that it would be postponed and instead go ahead in October as the coronavirus pandemic continued to sweep across the globe.
There have been over 137,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus in California and around 4,700 deaths from the virus.
This will be the first year since the event started in 1999 that California will not see thousands descend on Riverside County for the festival.
Rage Against The Machine were set to headline the festival
Organisers told Daily Star Online: “Under the continuing health guidance of the County of Riverside, Coachella and Stagecoach 2020 will not take place this October as previously rescheduled.
“This is not the future that any of us hoped to confront, but our main focus remains the well-being of our fans, staff, artists, desert partners and everyone involved in the festival.
“A year without Coachella and Stagecoach is hard for us to comprehend, but we have every intention of returning in 2021.”
Coachella has officially been cancelled for the first time in its history (Image: Getty Images North America)
They continued: “As of now, Coachella weekend one will take place April 9 – 11, 2021 and weekend two will be April 16 – 18, 2021. Stagecoach is set for April 23 – 25, 2021.
“We look forward to sharing our new lineups and more information. We can’t wait to be together in the desert again when it is safe.
“All 2020 passes will be honoured in 2021. Current pass holders will be sent an email by the end of the day on Monday, June 15 with further instructions to request a refund or to roll over to next year.”
Riverside County public health officer, Dr Cameron Kaiser had previously voiced concerns about the event, saying: “I am concerned as indications grow that COVID-19 could worsen in the fall,
“In addition, events like Coachella and Stagecoach would fall under Governor Newsom’s Stage 4, which he has previously stated would require treatments or a vaccine to enter.
“Given the projected circumstances and potential, I would not be comfortable moving forward.”
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