Miami city officials announced that this year's Ultra Music Festival, expected to draw 165,000 electronic music fans, has been cancelled due to the threat of coronavirus.
Ultra Music Festival, the massive Miami electronic music event scheduled for later this month, has been called off over coronavirus fears, according to city officials.that the risks were too great for the festival, which draws 165,000 fans from around the world over three days to Miami’s Bayfront Park. The festival, while technically only postponed, is likely to be held into 2021, they said. A formal announcement from the festival is expected Friday.
“We’re saying suspend it to a later date when we’ll have a better idea of where we’re heading with the coronavirus,” Carollo told the Herald. “I can tell you that just in the last 24 hours, I have received countless emails and messages of all kinds urging the city to act,” Mayor Suarez added.Ultra is the first major U.S. music festival to be canceled over fears of the COVID-19 virus , and the first time in 21 years that Ultra will not produce an event in Miami.
The cancellation may set a precedent for caution that others like South By Southwest might look to in the coming weeks, as fears of
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