Coronavirus: The Canceled and Postponed Events in Tech, Media, Sports and Entertainment (Updating)
Updated May 6 with cancellation of Pitchfork Music FestivalWorries about the growing coronavirus pandemic, which has so far infected more than 1 million people in the United States and killed at least 58,000 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have dramatically upended what was originally going to be a busy schedule of entertainment, sports and cultural events into a virtually empty slate in the first half of 2020.
Click to see updated film, music, television, sports, tech and miscellaneous events.
-Film-
Theaters have closed indefinitely, leading studios to push back release dates or go the direct-to-consumer route.
Event: Locarno Film Festival
Location: Switzerland
Original Date: August 5-15
Rescheduled: No, but launched “Locarno 2020 – Future of Films Initiative“
Event: Beijing International Film Festival
Location: Beijing
Original Date: April 19-26
Rescheduled: Online fest to stream on iQIYI beginning May 1
Event: Karlovy Vary Film Festival
Location: Czech Republic
Original Date: July 3-11
Date canceled: April 27
Rescheduled: July 2-10, 2021
Event: Comic-Con
Location: San Diego
Original date: July 23-26
Date canceled: April 17
Rescheduled? Yes, to July 22-25, 2021
Event: Cannes Film Festival
Location: Cannes, France
Original date: May 12-23
Date rescheduled: April 14
Rescheduled? Yes, TBD time and format
Event: Cannes’ Directors Fortnight, Critics Week
Location: Cannes, France
Original dates: May 13-23
Date canceled: April 15
Rescheduled? No, but organizers are “looking at the best way to keep on supporting the films submitted”
Event: Annecy Animation Film Festival
Location: Annecy, France
Original date: June 15-20
Date canceled: April 7
Rescheduled? Event will be digital-only
Event: Wondercon
Location: Anaheim, California
Original date: April 10-12
Rescheduled: Yes, March 26-28, 2021
Event: South by Southwest 2020
Location: Austin, Texas
Original date: March 13-22
Date canceled: March 6
Rescheduled? No, but films will screen online in April
Event: 40th Annual Razzie Awards
Location: Los Angeles, Calif.
Original date: March 14
Date canceled/postponed: March 14
Rescheduled? No, winners announced online
Event: Tribeca Film Festival
Location: New York
Original date: March 20-22
Date postponed: March 12
Rescheduled? No, select programming debuted online
Event: CineEurope Convention
Location: Barcelona
Date postponed: March 24
Rescheduled: Yes, August 3-6
Event: Produced By Conference
Location: Los Angeles
Original date: June 6-7
Date Canceled: March 20
Rescheduled? No
Postponed Event: AFI Tribute to Julie Andrews
Original Date: April 25
Date Canceled: March 7
Rescheduled? New date and air date will be announced in coming weeks
-Music-
Bans on large public gatherings have shut down Broadway and concert venues, though artists have begun performing their works online.
Event: Pitchfork Music Festival
Location: Union Park, Chicago
Original Date: July 17-19
Date canceled: May 6
Rescheduled: No
Event: Elton John “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour
Location: North America
Original date: May 22-July 8
Date canceled: April 23
Rescheduled: 2021 TBD
Event: Against Me! 2020 spring tours
Location: U.S. and Europe
Original date: Beginning May 1
Date canceled: April 17
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Taylor Swift’s “Lover Fest” Shows
Location: U.S. and Europe
Original date: Summer 2020
Date canceled: April 17
Rescheduled? Yes, for 2021
Event: Coachella 2020
Location: Indio, California
Original date: April 10-12 and April 17-19
Date canceled: March 10
Rescheduled? Yes, October 2020
Event: Stagecoach Country Music Festival
Location: Indio, California
Original date: April 24-26
Date canceled: March 10
Rescheduled? Yes, October 10
Event: Eurovision Song Contest
Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands
Original date: May 12-16
Date canceled: March 18
Rescheduled? No
Event: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Induction Ceremony
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Original date: March 20-22
Date postponed: March 12
Rescheduled? Yes (Nov. 7, 2020) and will air 8 p.m. ET on HBO
Event: 55th Academy of Country Music Awards
Location: MGM Grand, Las Vegas
Original date: April 5
Date postponed: March 17
Rescheduled? September 16, 2020 and will air 8 p.m. ET of CBS and CBS All Access
Postponed Event: CMT Music Awards
Original date: June 3
Date Canceled: April 3
Rescheduled? Yes, Oct. 14
Event: Boston Calling Festival
Location: Boston
Original date: May 22-24
Date canceled: March 31
Rescheduled? TBD 2021
Event: CMA Fest 2020
Location: Nashville, Tenn.
Original date: June 4-7
Date canceled: March 31
Rescheduled? June 10-13, 2021
Event: Governors Ball 2020
Location: New York City
Original date: June 5-7
Date postponed: March 26
Rescheduled? No
Event: Lovers & Friends Festival
Location: Los Angeles
Original date: May 9
Date canceled: March 27
Rescheduled? Yes, August 8
Event: Glastonbury Musical Festival
Location: Pilton, Somerset, England
Original date: June 24-28
Date canceled: March 18
Rescheduled? No
Event: Billboard Music Awards
Location: Las Vegas
Original date: April 29
Date postponed: March 17
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Bonnaroo
Location: Manchester, Tennessee
Original Date: July 11-14
Date Canceled: March 18
Rescheduled? Yes, September 2020
Event: BTS 2020 Tour
Location: North America, London, Berlin, Barcelona
Original date: April 25-26 in Los Angeles
Date canceled: March 26
Rescheduled? TBD, postponed
Event: Pussy Riot North American tour
Location: US, Canada
Original date: March 17-18
Date canceled: March 12
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Green Day, “Father of All…” tour, first leg
Location: Cities across Asia
Original date: March 2020
Date canceled: Feb. 27
Rescheduled? TBA
Event: Ultra Music Festival
Location: Miami, Florida
Original date: March 20-22, 2020
Date canceled: March 4
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: The National Japan tour
Location: Tokyo
Original date: March 17-18
Date canceled: March 2
Rescheduled? No
Event: The Pixies Asia tour
Location: Cities in Japan and China
Original date: Feb. 24-March 3
Date canceled: Feb. 23
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Stereolab China Tour
Location: Shanghai, Beijing
Original date: March 19, 21
Date canceled: Feb. 20
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Stormzy “Heavy is the Head” Asia Tour
Location: China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia
Original date: March 20-21, 24, 27, 29
Date canceled: Feb. 13
Rescheduled? Postponed, TBD
Event: Korea Times Music Festival
Location: Hollywood Bowl
Original Date: April 25
Date Canceled: Feb. 26
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: BTS “Map of the Soul” Tour, South Korea Dates
Location: Olympic Stadium in Seoul
Original Date: April 11, 12, 18 and 19
Date Canceled: Feb. 27
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Burning Man
Location: Nevada’s Black Rock Desert
Original Dates: Aug. 30 to Sept. 7
Date Canceled: April 11
Rescheduled? Organizers plan to hold a virtual online-only event.
-Television-
Production has been suspended or delayed on nearly every show.
Event: Peabody Awards
Location: Los Angeles
Original date: June 18
Date postponed: March 25
Rescheduled? No
Event: Television Critics Association 2020 Summer Press Tour
Location: Pasadena, Calif.
Original date: Late July to mid August
Date postponed: May 1
Rescheduled? No
Event: Kids Choice Awards 2020
Location: Las Vegas
Original date: March 22
Date postponed: March 11
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Edinburgh TV Festival
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Original date: August 26-28
Rescheduled? Event will be digital-only
Event: National Association of Broadcasters’ NAB Show 2020
Location: Las Vegas
Original date: April 19-22
Date canceled: March 11
Rescheduled? No
Event: PaleyFest LA 2020
Location: The Paley Center in Los Angeles
Original date: March 13-22
Date postponed: March 11
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: MipTV
Location: Cannes, France
Original date: March 30-April 2
Date canceled: March 4
Rescheduled? No
-Sports-
Sports has taken a major hit domestically and internationally. Nearly all events have been canceled or postponed, including the 2020 Olympics.
Event: 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan
Location: Tokyo
Original date: July 24 – Aug 9
Date postponed: March 24
Rescheduled? July 23 – Aug 8, 2021
Event: Tour de France
Location: France
Original date: June 27 – July 19
Date postponed: April 14
Rescheduled: August 29 – September 20
Event: Kentucky Derby
Location: Churchill Downs
Original date: May 2
Date postponed: March 17
Rescheduled? Sept. 5
Event: NASCAR Indy 500
Location: Indianapolis
Original date: May 24
Date postponed: March 26
Rescheduled? Aug. 23
Event: Wimbledon
Location: London
Original date: June 29-July 12
Date canceled: April 1
Rescheduled: June 28 – July 11, 2021
Event: World Surf League March events
Location: Global
Original date: Throughout March
Date postponed: March 12
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: XFL 2020 Inaugural Season
Location: Nationwide
Date Canceled: March 20
Rescheduled? No
Event: Little League World Series
Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Original Date: Aug. 20-30
Date Canceled: April 30
Rescheduled? No
-Miscellaneous-
Event: NYC Pride
Location: New York City
Original date: June 14-28
Date canceled: April 20
Rescheduled? No
Event: Anime Expo
Location: Los Angeles
Original date: July 2-5
Date canceled: April 17
Rescheduled? July 2-5, 2021
Event: White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Location: Washington, D.C.
Original date: April 25
Date postponed: April 13
Rescheduled? August 29, 2020
Event: Cannes Lion Festival
Location: Cannes, France
Original date: June 22-June 26, rescheduled for October 26-30
Date canceled: April 3
Rescheduled? June 21-25, 2021
Event: Edinburgh Fringe Festival (and also Edinburgh Art Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh International Festival and the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo)
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Original date: August 7-31
Date canceled: March 31
Rescheduled? TBD 2021
Event: RuPaul’s DragCon
Location: Los Angeles
Original date: May 1-3
Date canceled: March 10
Rescheduled? No
Event: Gridiron Dinner
Location: Washington, D.C.
Original date: March 14
Date canceled: March 10
Rescheduled? No
Event: LA Pride Parade and Pride Month events
Location: West Hollywood, Calif.
Original date: June 2020
Rescheduled? No
Event: Beijing and Shanghai Fashion Weeks
Location: Beijing, Shanghai
Original date: March 25-31
Date canceled: February 10
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Art Basel Hong Kong
Location: Hong Kong
Original date: March 19-21
Date canceled: February 6
Rescheduled? No, online viewings instead
Postponed Event: Just for Laughs Comedy Festival
Original Date: July
Date Canceled: April 3
Rescheduled? Yes, September 29 – October 11
Event: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Location: Los Angeles
Original date: April 18-19
Date canceled: March 10
Rescheduled? Yes, postponed to October 3-4
Event: Exploding Kittens’ “Burning Cat” convention
Location: Portland, Oregon
Original date: May 16-17
Date canceled: March 10
Rescheduled? Postponed until further notice
Event: Scripps National Spelling Bee
Location: Washington, D.C.
Original date: May 28
Date Canceled: April 21
Rescheduled? No
-Tech-
Event: GDC Summer Conference
Location: San Francisco
Original date: August 4-6
Date postponed: April 30
Rescheduled? Now an online-only event
Event: Esports World Open
Location: Tokyo
Original date: July 22-24
Date postponed: April 17
Rescheduled? No
Event: E3 2020
Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, Downtown
Original date: June 11-13
Date canceled: March 11
Rescheduled? No
Event: Game Developers Conference
Location: San Francisco
Original date: March 16-20
Rescheduled? No, digital-only with a summer event planned August 4-6
Event: Riot Games 2020 Mid-Season Invitational
Location: Global
Original date: May
Date canceled: March 10
Rescheduled? Yes, postponed to July 3-19
Event: Microsoft Build conference
Location: Seattle, Washington
Original date: May 19-21
Rescheduled: Will now be digital-only
Event: FMX Visual Effects Conference
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Original date: May 5-8
Date canceled: March 3
Rescheduled? No
Event: Google I/O Conference
Location: Mountain View, California
Original date: May 12-14
Date canceled: March 3
Rescheduled? No
Event: 24th Annual Webby Awards
Location: New York City
Original date: May 11
Date Canceled: March 19
Rescheduled? No, but winners will be announced online via an “Internet celebration”
Event: Mobile World Congress Spain
Location: Barcelona
Original date: February 24-27
Date canceled: February 12
Rescheduled? No
Event: Facebook’s F8
Location: San Jose
Original date: May 5-6
Date canceled: February 27
Rescheduled? TBD, events online
Event: ESL One LA (Esports match)
Location: Shrine Auditorium, Downtown LA
Original date: May 2
Date postponed: March 12
Rescheduled? TBD
Event: Apple: Worldwide Development Conference
Location: San Jose, California
Original date: June
Rescheduled: Will now be digital-only
Event: Burning Man Festival – Build of Black Rock City
Location: Black Rock Desert, Nevada
Original date: Aug. 30 to Sept. 7
Rescheduled: Will be virtual on a date TBD
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