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Desertfest Belgium 2020 Canceled; 2021 Announcement Forthcoming

Posted in Whathaveyou on May 14th, 2020 by JJ Koczan

The Belgian incarnation of Desertfest has announced that the October 2020 edition of the festival will not take place as previously planned. If you’re alive and reading this, you know why.

This is a bummer on multiple fronts. Those looking forward to some return to normalcy may have had the autumn months as a target date, and certainly many tours have been thusly rescheduled. But losing the Antwerp fest is particularly hard because it’s the first chip lost of a busy season. October in Europe? What does this mean for Up in Smoke? Keep it Low? Høstsabbat? And that’s before you consider the further implications to touring.

Is any of it ever coming back?

What will it look like when it does?

The announcement came down the PR wire:

Desertfest Belgium 2020 banner

DESERTFEST ANTWERP 2020 IS CANCELLED

Hello all you friends of Desertfest,

Yes, unfortunately we have little to add to the sad subject title of this mail.

With great pain and sorrow we have to let you know that, after serious consideration, we have decided to cancel the October 2020 edition of Desertfest Belgium.

Rest assured that we have not taken this decision lightly. Over the last few months we have devised several scenarios for October in which a gathering of thousands of rock enthusiasts from around the globe are enjoying a three-day international lineup of bands in an intimate setting. In the end we have come to the conclusion that such a scenario for this year is simply not a realistic option. Please take into account that the organisation of an event like this takes many months and a lot of prior engagements from artists and crew, and even at this point there are too many ifs and buts, too many risks, too much uncertainty.

All of you who already supported us by ordering tickets before even one name was communicated: we salute and thank you, and you will shortly receive a mail with detailedinstructions on how to register for your compensation, either a voucher or a refund.

To end on a brighter note: with this decision out of the way, we can now shift our full focus to thepreparation of a 2021 comeback that will make you all forget 2020 ever happened.. because we have plans and we can’t wait to share them with you. Keep an eye on the socials and our newsletter, news will be forthcoming within the next few weeks.

Thank you all for your understanding and your continued support. Stay safe and stay strong out there!

Horns up, Corona down,
The Desertfest Belgium crew

http://www.desertfest.be/
https://www.facebook.com/desertfestbelgium/

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