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    Spain's Primavera Sound Festival Gets Official Push Back to 2021 Over COVID-19 Pandemic

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    Two months after they postponed the Barcelona event to late August, organizers come out with an announcement that the 20th anniversary edition will no longer take place in 2020.
    May 12, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The 20th anniversary edition of Spain’s Primavera Sound Festival has officially been postponed until 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    Headliners including The Strokes, Lana Del Rey and Tyler, the Creator had all been due to lead the celebrations in Barcelona from 3 to 7 June, but in March, organisers decided to postpone the event until late August, when they hoped the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak would have passed.
    However, with the uncertainty surrounding the return of the live music industry still ongoing, festival bosses have been forced to scrap plans to host the big show this year, instead choosing to put the celebrations on hold until next summer.
    “Today, Primavera Sound announces the most difficult decision in its history: finally we will not be able to celebrate our 20th anniversary during 2020,” they share in a statement to ticket holders.
    “In the face of the evolution of the COVID-19 health crisis, we find ourselves obliged to postpone the next edition of Primavera Sound Barcelona, for reasons of force majeure, until next year: from 2nd to 6th June 2021.”
    “We are devastated and are terribly sorry for the inconvenience caused, but the health and well-being of our festivalgoers and all of the people involved in the festival has always been and is still our absolute priority. We cannot thank you enough for your patience, love and understanding in this uncertain scenario. We will never forget this.”

    Officials are now set to mark what would have been the original first day of Primavera 2020 on 3 June by unveiling the first acts booked to hit the stage for the new anniversary festival.
    It’s the latest music casualty of the global crisis – Britain’s Glastonbury Festival and New York City’s Governors Ball were also cancelled, while California’s Coachella and Stagecoach events, and Bonnaroo in Tennessee, were all pushed back from the spring to this autumn.

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      Spain's Primavera Sound Festival Pushed Back to Late August Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

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      Also getting delayed because of the coronavirus outbreak is the 2020 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana, which was originally planned to take place on July 1 to 5.
      Mar 31, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Spain’s Primavera Sound Festival and the 2020 Essence Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana have become the latest music events postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
      Primavera officials had been set to mark the 20th anniversary of the bash in early June, with performers including The Strokes, Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator, Beck, Massive Attack, Iggy Pop, Disclosure, The National, Kacey Musgraves and Young Thug.
      However, the COVID-19 outbreak has prompted festival bosses to delay the celebrations until late August.
      In a statement, they wrote, “There are things that only happen once in a lifetime. The current global COVID-19 health crisis is, unfortunately, one of them. But it won’t be the only one.”
      “The spirit of solidarity and collective response of society in the face of this emergency will live on for a long time, and will allow us to embrace exceptional situations and overcome the challenge… and to literally embrace each other once it is over.”

      Meanwhile, this summer’s Essence Festival, originally planned for 1 to 5 July, has also been pushed back due to the coronavirus chaos.
      Officials are working on securing a new date for this autumn, although it’s not yet known if headliners Janet Jackson and Bruno Mars will remain on the bill.

      Texas’ SXSW and Florida’s Ultra Music, as well as Britain’s Glastonbury, were all cancelled due to the pandemic, while Coachella and Stagecoach in California, and Bonnaroo in Tennessee have been postponed until later in the year.

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