Isle of Wight Festival has been axed as the coronavirus pandemic continues to worsen.
The team made the announcement earlier today, and said it was “unavoidable” given the recent pandemic.
“The Isle of Wight Festival will no longer be taking place this year,” they said in a statement.
“This decision has not been taken lightly and we have tried out hardest to make it work, but it was unavoidable given the current status.
“The whole team was excited to welcome everyone to the island for another fantastic festival and we extend our sincere apologies to everyone who was looking forward to it as much as we were.”
They added: “The safety of our audience, artists, crew and the Isle of Wight community is paramount and we appreciate your patience whilst we’ve been working through this unprecedented situation.”
Isle of Wight Festival will not be taking place this year due to the coronavirus outbreak (Image: Daily Mirror)
Discussing how attendees can get a refund, they explained they’re working on people getting their money back in due course.
“We are working closely with our ticketing partners at the moment and they will be in touch very soon to process your refund, or, if you prefer, you can retain your ticket and carry it over to next year,” they added.
“Look out for an email from them very soon and please only contact them if you have not been contacted after 5 days as they are very busy at this time.
The festival team said they’ll ‘be back stronger in 2021’ (Image: Daily Mirror)
Isle of Wight was due to take place over the weekend of June 11, and the festival pulled in big musical acts for the four-day extravaganza.
Lionel Richie, Lewis Capaldi, Snow Patrol, The Chemical Brothers and Duran Duran were all set to perform at Seaclose Park, Newport on the Isle of Wight.
However, the team insisted they’ll “be back stronger than ever in 2021 and we hope to see you all again next year”.
Several UK summer festivals have been pulled due to the global pandemic.
Earlier this month, Glastonbury founders Michael Eavis and Emily Eavis announced the iconic music and arts festival would not be taking place.
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