Metal and pop events called off, joining Glastonbury, the Great Escape and more on the cancellation list
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Coronavirus and culture – a list of major cancellations
Isle of Wight and Download festivals, two of the first major events in the UK’s summer
music calendar, have cancelled their 2020 events due to Covid-19.
The Isle of Wight festival organisers said it was “unavoidable given the current status” of the outbreak, while Download offered “heartfelt apologies”.