Overpass Music Festival Cancelled Due to Fears Over Coronavirus

On Feb. 20, the Overpass Music Festival has announced their inaugural 2020 concert has been canceled due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. The festival was originally set to take place in the Oak Canyon Park, in Orange County, CA, on Mar. 7.

“It is with deepest regret that we must announce the postponement of OVERPASS Music Festival 2020 to September 26, 2020, due to the current health and safety concern with the COVID-19 (formerly nCOV 2019) threat,” the festival said in a statement. “With guests coming from different parts of the globe, specifically from Asia, rescheduling the festival to protect people’s health and safety is an important and necessary decision to make.”

Tickets that were purchased by attendees will be carried over to the rescheduled date. The festival is also offering full refunds for the attendees from Feb. 20 to Mar. 29.

The festival was originally set to host Jhené Aiko, an American singer and songwriter. She is also set to play at the Lovers & Friends music festival, alongside Ms. Lauryn, Usher, Ludacris and more.

The festival went on to mention the current lineup for the festival is remaining the same, but is subject to change. The festival has apologized for the inconvenience, but thanked the fans and sponsors for the overwhelming support and understanding.

Ashwin Chary: Ashwin Chary is devoted to the practice of journalism, and strives to achieve expertise in the art. When Ashwin isn't writing stories or listening to random bands with 7 listens on Spotify, he is writing his own music on his acoustic guitar. Ashwin will be attending the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in the Fall of 2020 for the Master of Science Business Journalism program. He plans to work as a journalist until time ends. Email: ashwinchary95@gmail.com
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