Ultra Music Fest Postponed
• Due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, the 2020 Ultra Music Festival will be postponed — possibly for a full year, which would effectively cancel this year’s edition of Miami’s marquee EDM event, according to a story in the Miami Herald. The three-day event, which had booked Major Lazer, Kygo, DJ Snake, Martin Garrix, Afrojack, David Guetta, Armin Van Buuren and many other EDM stars had been scheduled to run March 20-23 at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami
The decision to postpone the event was made in a meeting Wednesday morning between Miami’s elected leaders and Ultra representatives, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Before the meeting, Miami Mayor Francis Suarezand Commissioner Joe Carollotold reporters they wanted to postpone the event due to concerns over the spread of coronavirus, or COVID-19.
As the Herald reports, “City officials have yet to announce details of the change because attorneys are ironing out the legal issues tied to the decision, including the length of the delay.” On Wednesday morning, Mayor Suarez, Carollo and City Manager Art Noriegamet with Ultra representatives to discuss the possibility of postponing the three-day event, which is scheduled to open March 20 at Bayfront Park. The meeting followed a press conference where Carollo and Suarez called for the event’s postponement. After the meeting, Carollo and Suarez told reporters they had a reached a resolution, but there would not be an official announcement until Friday morning.
