COVID-19 scuttles Glastonbury Festival for second straight year
LONDON
—
Britain’s
Glastonbury
music
festival
has
fallen
victim
to
the
coronavirus
pandemic
for
the
second
year
in
a
row.
Organizers
Michael
Eavis
and
Emily
Eavis
said
Thursday
that
“In
spite
of
our
efforts
to
move
heaven
&
earth,
it
has
become
clear
that
we
simply
will
not
be
able
to
make
the
Festival
happen
this
year.”
“We
are
so
sorry
to
let
you
all
down,”
they
said
in
a
statement.
They
said
everyone
who
had
put
down
a
deposit
on
tickets
for
the
2020
festival,
which
also
was
canceled,
would
be
able
to
attend
in
2022.
The
festival
has
been
held
almost
annually
since
1970,
drawing
up
to
150,000
people
to
the
Eavis’
Worthy
Farm
in
southwest
England.
Last
year’s
50th
anniversary
event,
which
had
been
due
to
feature
Taylor
Swift,
Kendrick
Lamar,
the
Pet
Shop
Boys
and
Paul
McCartney,
was
canceled
in
March
as
the
virus
began
to
sweep
the
U.K.
Father
and
daughter
Michael
and
Emily
Eavis
thanked
fans
“for
your
incredible
continued
support
and
let’s
look
forward
to
better
times
ahead.”
Source : Associated Press Link
