Goldenvoice is reportedly working to postpone both weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2020 amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sources tell Pitchfork. The festival is currently scheduled to take place in Indio, California from April 10-12 and April 17-19. Agents are being contacted about having artists perform on the weekends of October 9-11 and 16-18, according to reports from Billboard and Variety.
Coachella has taken place in April every year since 2001. The inaugural festival took place in October 1999. (There was no Coachella in 2000.) Goldenvoice’s 2016 classic rock festival Desert Trip also took place in October. Stagecoach Festival—Goldenvoice’s country festival scheduled for the weekend of April 24—is also reportedly being moved to October, Billboard reports.
No official announcement has been made. Pitchfork has reached out to Goldenvoice for comment.
This year’s headliners include Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine, and Travis Scott. Lana Del Rey, Lil Uzi Vert, Thom Yorke, Run the Jewels, Danny Elfman, FKA twigs, DaBaby, 21 Savage, Caribou, Lil Nas X, and more are also on the lineup.
Coronavirus concerns have led to the cancellation of multiple large-scale music events so far this year. On March 6, SXSW 2020 was canceled. Last month, BTS and Green Day were among the artists to cancel or postpone dates in Asia. Both Ultra Music Festival in Miami and EDM festival TomorrowLand in France have canceled over concerns for public health amid the coronavirus outbreak. Pearl Jam have postponed their upcoming North American tour.