Guess you’ll have to wear all your festival outfits in the privacy of your own home this year. Just days after the organizers of SXSW decided to cancel this year’s events in Austin over concerns about the spread of coronavirus, Billboard reports that both Coachella and Stagecoach are “in talks” to be postponed until October as California attempts to contain COVID-19, and will make a final decision within the next 48 hours.
This year’s Coachella lineup, currently set for April 10-19, includes headliners Travis Scott, Frank Ocean, and Rage Against the Machine in their much-anticipated reunion. Other performers include Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, Doja Cat, Lil Uzi Vert, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch and Thom Yorke, among so many others.
Rolling Stone reported Monday night that, while a final decision has not been made as of yet, the cancellation of SXSW and recent COVID-19 cases in California’s Riverside County “really changed everyone’s tune,” making cancellation a clearer reality after this weekend.
