San Francisco's Outside Lands Festival has been officially canceled for 2020, with the event now rescheduled for August 6th through 8th, 2021. Headliners Tame Impala, the Strokes and Lizzo remain at the top of the bill and will be joined by Vampire Weekend, The 1975 and others. Tickets go on sale Thursday (June 25th) at 1:00 p.m. ET.
Organizers explained, “After lengthy discussions with local and state health authorities about the impact of COVID-19 both in our community and throughout the world, we believe it is in the best interest of everyone’s health and safety that Outside Lands not be held in 2020.”
Passes purchased for this year can be rolled over to 2021, while those who are unable to make the new dates can obtain a full refund.
In other festival news, the controversial Herd Immunity Fest, scheduled for July 16th through the 18th in Wisconsin, has lost one of its acts and dropped its name after backlash from the metal community.
The band Nonpoint dropped out after being called out by Powerman 5000 singer Matt “Spider One” Cummings, who said, “A bunch of bands that I consider peers and some friends are partaking in a show called 'herd immunity fest,' which by that title is basically saying to their fans, come see us and we hope you get sick. What the actual f**k??”
Nonpoint dropped out after that, although the lineup at press time still included Adelitas Way, Static-X, Dope, Sponge and others. The festival has caused a stir since live events are not expected to be safe to return until at least 2021 due to the current pandemic. Organizers have claimed that tickets for only 20 percent of the outdoor venue are being sold and that social distancing protocols will be in place.
