ARN News Centre

Coachella, Stagecoach cancelled this year over virus concerns

Thursday, 11 June 2020 16:16

KEVIN WINTER / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Two major music festivals in the US - Coachella and Stagecoach - have been cancelled due to a possible resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

Cameron Kaiser, Riverside County's public health officer, has signed an order canceling the 2020 editions of the festivals over coronavirus fears.

"I am concerned as indications grow that COVID-19 could worsen in the fall," he added.

Both festivals had initially been rescheduled for October.

Travis Scott, Calvin Harris, and Frank Ocean were set to headline Coachella, while Lil Nas X, Carrie Underwood and Billy Ray Cyrus were set to feature at the Stagecoach.

More from Entertainment

'Grey's Anatomy' star Eric Dane dies at 53

Actor Eric Dane, who played the handsome Dr. Mark Sloan on the hit television series "Grey's Anatomy," has died on Thursday aged 53, his family said, less than a year after revealing that he suffered from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Shia LaBeouf arrested in New Orleans for assault, police say

Shia LaBeouf was arrested just after midnight on Tuesday in New Orleans where police said the 39‑year‑old “Transformers” film star assaulted two men in a fight.
Depression-era movie 'The Weight' packs a metaphor, says its star Ethan Hawke

Padraic McKinley's directorial debut feature film "The Weight" has, like any great title, a metaphor to it, Oscar-nominated Ethan Hawke said at the Berlin Film Festival.
Grammy-winning artist Richard Marx heads to Dubai for debut act

Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Richard Marx will perform in the Middle East for the first time, bringing four decades of chart-topping hits to the stage at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena on October 3.
Robert Duvall, 'Tender Mercies' Oscar winner, dies at 95

Oscar winner Robert Duvall, a versatile actor who made lasting impressions in a range of parts from starring to supporting roles like the spectral Boo Radley in "To Kill a Mockingbird", has died at age 95, his wife said in a Facebook post.