All Points East festival has been cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic. Organisers have decided against holding the event in London’s Victoria Park on two consecutive weekends from May 22 till May 31.
It is the latest in a long line of UK music festivals that have been forced to cancel over the outbreak of the deadly bug, Acts like Tame Impala, Massive Attack, Kraftwerk, Bombay Bicycle Club and The Kooks had been set to headline the acclaimed festival.
Ticket-holders will be emailed soon about refunds and the event will carry on next year. Bosses said in a statement that the Covid-19 outbreak will ‘make the implementation and staging of the event this year impossible (both in terms of the government restrictions that have been