‘Sorry hipsters!’: Coachella music festival postponed for October, succumbing to coronavirus fears
Becoming the latest to fall victim to COVID-19, the Coachella music festival – along with its sister event, Stagecoach – has been delayed until October over fears of the fast-spreading coronavirus.
The original April date for the 10-day festival was pushed back some seven months, event promoter Goldenvoice announced on Tuesday, noting that local health officials in California’s Riverside County had urged the move.
“We must sadly confirm the rescheduling of Coachella and Stagecoach due to COVID-19 concerns,” Goldenvoice said in a statement. “While this decision comes at a time of universal uncertainty, we take the safety and health of our guests, staff and community very seriously.”
— goldenvoice (@goldenvoice) March 10, 2020
The postponement of the desert music gathering – a hipster Mecca of sorts – triggered a wave of disappointment across social media. While those planning to attend were understandably miffed by the announcement, others looking forward to 10 days of “hipster free brunches” and “empty freeways” were also saddened by the news.
Coachella postponed? *rips waist trainer off**flushes diet pills**burns yoga mat*
— ashotki (@ashotki) March 11, 2020
Sorry hipsters I guess you'll have to find something else to brag about this year
— Dave Ramirez (@DaveRam97851790) March 10, 2020
PLEASE GOD NO! I can’t lose my only two weekends in LA when all the talentless hipster instagram hacks leave town. https://t.co/vmyMfonBQS
— Amanda Head (@AmandaHead) March 10, 2020
Booooooo.We don't want to have to wait for empty freeways and hipster-free brunches until the Fall! That sucks.The four best/cleanest/non-patchouli infected brunch weekends in LA are the two weekends of Coachella, and the weekends before/after Burning Man. https://t.co/jf2hghwi4M
— Trevor S. Valle (@tattoosandbones) March 10, 2020
Seeing the glass half full, some speculated that the delay could allow incarcerated rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine to perform at the event, with his prison release date set for August.
I hope @6ix9ine makes it to Coachella this year 🔥😂 https://t.co/xn9BBHSpwp
— Sleepy (@asleepywoke) March 11, 2020
Put tekashi on the lineup then
— The F.B.I. (@EduardoTheGreat) March 10, 2020
The hiccup in Coachella’s schedule comes just days after the South by Southwest film, music and technology festival – another hipster-friendly event – was cancelled outright over fears of the lethal virus, which has spread to nearly 1,000 Americans across dozens of states, killing 30.
First SXSW, now Coachella…now we need Burning man for the triple crown of hipster/millennial awful. https://t.co/yOdRHo5RMy
— \m/ -=EdVT=- \m/ (@CargoShortLife) March 8, 2020
A number of other events around the globe have been shuttered or delayed due to the illness, from sporting events, tech conferences, cultural celebrations and a number of other music and film festivals. To date, COVID-19 has infected just shy of 120,000 people worldwide since last December, with more than 4,200 fatalities
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