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Richard Ashcroft, known anti-vaxxer, has caught COVID-19
Richard Ashcroft, former frontman of The Verve and vocal anti-vaxxer, has seemingly contracted COVID-19, and as such won’t be performing at an upcoming festival.In a tweet, Ashcroft wrote “We are sorry to announce that due to COVID-19, headline act Richard Ashcroft will be unable to perform at Tunes in the Dunes on Saturday this year sept 4th.”Tunes In The Dunes is taking in Cornwall this weekend, with acts like Craig David, Jack Garratt and Ashcroft’s replacement, Fatboy Slim, headlining.While that tweet implies cancellation due to restrictions and fears around the virus itself, Twitter user @J_Colzz notes that Ashcroft had deleted an earlier version of the same tweet, that says “due to contracting COVID-19”.View both tweets below.Oops