Coronavirus: Isle of Wight Festival is cancelled due to outbreak

A POPULAR music festival has been cancelled.

The Isle of Wight Festival, which was due to take place from June 11 until June 14, has been cancelled due to the spread of coronavirus.

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In a statement released through the festival’s social media channels, a spokesperson said: ‘The decision has not been taken lightly and we have tried our hardest to make it work, but it was unavoidable given the current status. The safety of our audience, artists, crew and the Isle of Wight community is paramount and we appreciate your patience while we have been working through this unprecedented situation.

‘We’ll be back stronger than ever in 2021 and hope to see you all again next year.’

The team is working with ticket partners to issue refunds and people can also carry their tickets over to next year’s festival.

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