Isle of Wight festival has confirmed its 2021 dates after the Covid-19 outbreak forced organisers into abandoning this year’s edition.
The long-running event was due to be headlined by Lionel Richie, Snow Patrol and Duran Duran this summer, but followed in the footsteps of Glastonbury, Download and Coachella in postponing its plans.
However, organisers have confirmed the festival will return to Newport from June 17-20 in 2021.
Tickets are not currently on sale for the festival, although anyone who did have tickets for 2020 will be able to roll them over to these new dates.
Ticket-holders who cannot make the new dates will be offered a refund.
The music industry is bracing itself for months of uncertainty in the face of coronavirus, with venues shuttered and tours cancelled all over the world.
Many artists have taken to live-streaming performances from their own homes, with Elton John, John Legend and Billie Eilish among those to get involved.
