It would be “astounding” if Glastonbury went ahead this year amid the coronavirus outbreak, according to a music industry expert. “That is probably not going to happen now because I don’t think countries are going to lift travel bans any time soon.”He added that music festival organisers need to take “pragmatic decisions” about whether or not to go ahead with events. The cost of cancelling the festival could be “in the region of £15 million to £20 million”, according to Mr Grimes. See the full list in text form at https://t.co/i8376oit3T pic.twitter.com/ydYCsJiCC5 — Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) March 13, 2020Glastonbury is scheduled to begin on June 24, and despite growing fears about the impact of the virus on the UK organisers announced on Friday that Kendrick Lamar would be the festival’s third headliner. Mr Grimes added that the wider music industry is facing significant challenges as a result of coronavirus because of the number of being who are self-employed or freelance.

Source: Irish Independent March 17, 2020 18:45 UTC