Primavera Sound Festival is following in the footsteps of, what seems to be, every major event by postponing, due to concerns regarding the Coronavirus. The Festival announced it would now be taking place in August on its website and social media pages.

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“There are things that only happen once in a lifetime. The current global COVID-19 health crisis is, unfortunately, one of them,” the announcement begins.

“We feel obliged and responsible to contribute insofar as we can to the survival of the live music scene, whose role will be key to the return to normality after this absolutely unprecedented situation. We will make every effort to ensure that this change, imposed as a result of the current global health crisis, affects the festival’s program as little as possible.”

As of Saturday, Primavera’s lineup features  Tyler, The Creator, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, Earl Sweatshirt, Lana Del Rey, Young Thug, Brockhampton, 100 Gecs, and many more. 

The Festival was originally scheduled for June 3-7, but will now run from August 26-30. Any original tickets already purchased will be honored in August.

The post concludes, “Our absolute priority has always been to guarantee the safety of our audience, artists and all the people involved in the festival.”

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Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2020 with a huge line-up. 

Over 200 artists from 35 different countries will perform at Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum from June 3rd to June 7th. The schedule includes a plethora of the world’s top talent such as Tyler, The Creator, Freddie Gibbs and Madlib, Earl Sweatshirt, Lana Del Rey, Young Thug, Brockhampton, 100 Gecs, and many more. 

The festival is traditionally only three days, but Primavera has added an extra day, on June 7th, to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

Primavera will also be expanding this year by adding a Los Angeles festival in September. 

“We have been thinking about Los Angeles for many years now, and the celebration of our 20th anniversary felt like the perfect timing for the decision of crossing overseas,” Gabi Ruiz, one of Primavera Sound’s directors, said in a statement, according to Rolling Stone. “Our goal is to bring the Primavera Sound spirit and vibe to cities with a similar feel: creative, colorful and welcoming. And with this, to give something new to the city, to show a new side and new possibilities to be built and harvested together. So it’s a dream to finally say: yes, it had to be Los Angeles.”

Tickets are on sale now, here.