The Coachella music festival due to be held in southern California in April 2021 was cancelled on Friday by local health officials because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. 
 
It was the third time the outdoor event, one of the largest music festivals in the world, had been cancelled or postponed because of the pandemic. 
 
"The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival currently scheduled for April 2021 are hereby cancelled," an order from Riverside County Health Officer Dr Cameron Kaiser said. 
 
It said the decision was made to reduce the likelihood of exposure to the virus. Coachella brings half a million fans to an open-air site in the California desert. Its April 2020 event was initially rescheduled for October 2020, and then again to April 2021. 
 
Festival organizers did not immediately return a request for comment. No details for the April 2021 line-up had been announced and no new dates for the event were given. 
 
The decision follows a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths in southern California in the past two months. 
 
After being wiped out in 2020, other major cultural gatherings are shifting dates again for 2021. Organizers of the Glastonbury music festival in England last week cancelled the June event and the Cannes film festival in France this week postponed its traditional May event to early July.

The Coachella music festival due to be held in southern California in April 2021 was cancelled on Friday by local health officials because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The Coachella music festival due to be held in southern California in April 2021 was cancelled on Friday by local health officials because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It was the third time the outdoor event, one of the largest music festivals in the world, had been cancelled or postponed because of the pandemic. "The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival currently scheduled for April 2021 are hereby cancelled," an order from Riverside County Health Officer Dr Cameron Kaiser said. It said the decision was made to reduce the likelihood of exposure to the virus. Coachella brings half a million fans to an open-air site in the California desert. Its April 2020 event was initially rescheduled for October 2020, and then again to April 2021. Festival organizers did not immediately return a request for comment. No details for the April 2021 line-up had been announced and no new dates for the event were given. The decision follows a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths in southern California in the past two months. After being wiped out in 2020, other major cultural gatherings are shifting dates again for 2021. Organizers of the Glastonbury music festival in England last week cancelled the June event and the Cannes film festival in France this week postponed its traditional May event to early July.

Coachella music festival gets cancelled for third time

Organizers of the Coachella music festival confirmed on Thursday that the<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/coachella-stagecoach-music-festivals-cancelled-for-2020-on-virus-concerns-304968"> event would no longer take place this year</a> because of the coronavirus epidemic, but announced new dates for April 2021. 
 
Coachella, one of the biggest music festivals in the world that brings half a million fans to an open-air site in the California desert, and its sister event Stagecoach for country music were rescheduled earlier this year from April until October. 
But officials in Riverside County on Wednesday canceled the October event because of continuing concerns over the coronavirus. 
 
"We have every intention of returning in 2021. As of now, Coachella weekend one will take place April 9 – 11, 2021 and weekend two will be April 16 – 18, 2021. Stagecoach is set for April 23 – 25, 2021," organizers Goldenvoice said in a statement on Thursday. 
 
It said details of the 2021 lineup would be announced at a later date and that tickets sold for 2020 would be honored in 2021. 
 
The 2020 lineup was to have included Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine, and Travis Scott.

Organizers of the Coachella music festival confirmed on Thursday that the event would no longer take place this year because of the coronavirus epidemic, but announced new dates for April 2021.

Organizers of the Coachella music festival confirmed on Thursday that the event would no longer take place this year because of the coronavirus epidemic, but announced new dates for April 2021. Coachella, one of the biggest music festivals in the world that brings half a million fans to an open-air site in the California desert, and its sister event Stagecoach for country music were rescheduled earlier this year from April until October. But officials in Riverside County on Wednesday canceled the October event because of continuing concerns over the coronavirus. "We have every intention of returning in 2021. As of now, Coachella weekend one will take place April 9 – 11, 2021 and weekend two will be April 16 – 18, 2021. Stagecoach is set for April 23 – 25, 2021," organizers Goldenvoice said in a statement on Thursday. It said details of the 2021 lineup would be announced at a later date and that tickets sold for 2020 would be honored in 2021. The 2020 lineup was to have included Frank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine, and Travis Scott.

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Coachella announces 2021 music festival dates after abandoning 2020 editions