The Isle of Wight Festival has announced it is cancelled this year amid the coronavirus pandemic. Just as Glastonbury earlier this month, festival bosses have decided it's too risky to continue planning this summer's event for fears COVID-19 will still be spreading.
The event was due to take place between June 11 and 14, with a line-up boasting Lewis Capaldi, Natasha Bedingfield, Lionel Richie, Primal Scream, Snow Patrol, Chemical Brothers, Kaiser Chiefs, Example, Duran Duran, Black Eyed Peas and Razorlight among other big names. "The Isle of Wight Festival will no longer be taking place this year," they said in a statement. "This decision has not been taken lightly and we have tried out hardest to make it work, but it was unavoidable