Primavera Sound Festival is following in the footsteps , what seems to be, every major event by postponing, due to concerns regarding the Coronavirus. The Festival announced it would now be taking place in August on its website and social media pages.

Primavera Sound Festival Postponed Facing Coronavirus ConcernsXavi Torrent / Getty s

“There are things that only happen once in a lifetime. The current global COVID-19 health crisis is, unfortunately, one them,” the announcement begins.

“We feel obliged and responsible to contribute insar as we can to the survival the live music scene, whose role will be key to the return to normality after this absolutely unprecedented situation. We will make every effort to ensure that this change, imposed as a result the current global health crisis, affects the festival’s program as little as possible.”

As Saturday,  features  , and Madlib, , Lana Del Rey, , Brockhampton, 100 Gecs, and many more. 

The Festival was originally scheduled for June 3-7, but will now run from August 26-30. Any original tickets already purchased will be honored in August.

The post concludes, “Our absolute priority has always been to guarantee the safety our audience, artists and all the people involved in the festival.”

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