Bonnaroo announces 2021 edition cancellation due to Hurricane Ida
Set to take place this week in Tennessee, U.S., (2-5 September), the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has just announced a last minute cancellation due to flooding which has been caused by Hurricane Ida. With the category four storm currently making its way through southern U.S., organisers have been dealt with yet another blow amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ensuring the safety
UK festivals could be cancelled as so-called “Pingdemic” continues
As thousands are being told to isolate daily by the NHS Test & Trace app in the UK, the so-called "Pingdemic" might be putting UK Festivals at risk of cancellation. As over 600,000 people were told to isolate last week, the real concern falls with festival staff, as if too many are forced to isolate there could become a shortage of staff
Defqon.1 2021 is officially postponed to 2022
In news that surprises no one, but causes upset to those that wanted a different year than 2021, Defqon.1 have cancelled their 2021 festival. Defqon.1 Primal Energy, the theme for this year, was due to take place 25-27 June, but they have now moved it to the last weekend of June, 2022 (dates subject to change until they receive further confirmation from the
Coachella sends out cancellation emails
On the r/Coachella sub-reddit, a user had taken to the forum to post an email that they had received from Elevate - the official ticketing platform for Coachella - stating that the Californian festival would not be going ahead this year, marking two years without the festival. The email states: "Under the guidance of the County of Riverside, Coachella will not take place
Defqon.1 Primal Energy postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Defqon.1 Primal Energy, the 2020 edition of Q-Dance' most famous and biggest hardstyle festival in the world, which was scheduled to take place on June 26-28th in Biddinghuizen, has officially been postponed to 2021 after the measures adopted by the local Dutch government extending the ban of major public events until September 1st due to the COVID-19 concerns. This past Tuesday, The Netherlands'
Electric Forest 2020 has officially been cancelled due to COVID-19
The iconic American festival Electric Forest 2020, scheduled to take place in Rothbury (Michigan) on June 25-28th, has officially been cancelled after the severe consequences that Coronavirus is having in United States that made completely impossible the celebration of the event. Electric Forest was getting ready for what was most probably going to be another amazing edition counting with a massive
BREAKING: Netherlands cancels all events until September
The Dutch Prime Minister just announced the Netherlands will be cancelling all events until 1 September 2020. This decision is a result of the current global Coronavirus pandemic, as many nations are discouraging the gathering of large crowds to stop the spread of the virus. Around the world, sports teams have postponed their playing seasons, television and film production has seized,
Lollapalooza Paris 2020 has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns
Since the end of February, a severe domino effect has seen music festivals getting postponed or canceled one after the other due to the coronavirus outbreak. The latest addition to the list of such events happens to be Lollapalooza Paris 2020 which was scheduled for 18th and 19th July this year. An official announcement from the festival has stated that
Benny Benassi cancels tour, opens up about quarantine in Italy
Benny Benassi is a true legend in the electronic music scene. Serving us banger after banger for many years now, he's one of the most respected and well-loved artists in the dance community and unfortunately, he's one of the most affected due to the coronavirus pandemic which is sweeping the world due to it's fast-paced spread. Being from Italy, Benny is now
Time Warp Germany cancelled, next edition will be 2021
It seems like cancellation news is now not treated as breaking, but rather something expected and unsurprising, sadly. Obviously, the start of the year is looking no good for festival season as it currently stands with little to no big events left due to event bans on more than 100-1000 people, and Time Warp in Mannheim, Germany is the latest to fall
DJs react to Ultra Miami cancellation news
If any group of people are just as upset about the Ultra Miami cancellation than the attendees and organizers, it's the DJs themselves. Those who were on the massively stacked lineup for 2020's edition looked forward to it as a yearly career highlight, and know that Ultra is one of the most sought after festivals to play at, so many of them
Axwell cancels solo Electric Love set
A solo Axwell set isn't easy to come by nowadays. Usually finding him at Axwell/\Ingrosso or more recently, Swedish House Mafia sets, this leaves little room for solo sets for any of the Swedes but when they happen they're a treat. This means that the news came as a huge surprise when Axwell suddenly cancelled his set at Electric Love festival in Austria. Due
Swedish House Mafia cancel Ultra Korea performance at the last moment
It has been a tumultuous week for the Ultra setup in Korea with the recent cancellation announcement from the Swedish House Mafia trio, the brunt of which has been directly borne by the thousands of Dance music fans in the region. Prior to this, they were faced with the understandable cancellation of shows by Martin Garrix which had to be done due to
Deadmau5’s hiatus causes cancellation of headline set at Clubhouse Festival
Two weeks after his self-announced hiatus from the music industry (and his social media channels) fans of deadmau5 aren't the only ones who are starting to see the effects of his absence. Festival organizers are also left in the dark now about scheduled headline performances of the 37-year old Canadian producer. Just last weekend, Maryland's Clubhouse Festival took place at
Sam Feldt forced to cancel summer tour due to broken leg
Some extremely unfortunate news has surfaced out of the Sam Feldt camp. The Dutch DJ/Producer recently sustained several injuries, including a broken leg after a scooter accident in his home country. In a prompt press release, it was revealed that on July 12th Sam will have surgery followed by a minimum of 6 weeks that are needed for rest and