Fans react to Coachella’s postponement over coronavirus fears

Coachella music festival will now take place in October. (AFP)

DUBAI: Organizers this week rescheduled the Coachella music festival to October over coronavirus concerns, following a directive from local health authorities in the US, while fans took to Twitter to make light of the situation. 

“Depressed about Coachella being postponed but at least I have another seven months to get my body right and right,” one user tweeted. 

depressed about Coachella being postponed but at least I have another 7 months to get my body right and right pic.twitter.com/ehDLTEJLVG

— daniel (@dankingorb) March 10, 2020

“Coachella being cancelled probably means the end of Instagram,” joked writer and broadcaster Titus O’Reily.

Coachella being cancelled probably means the end of Instagram.

— Titus O'Reily (@TitusOReily) March 11, 2020

The two-weekend festival, initially set for April, will now take place over the weekends starting Friday Oct. 9 and 16.

i’m still playing coachella in october!

as of right now, none of my own headline tour dates (including red rocks) are affected. if anything changes, we’ll let you know.

in the meantime, please wash your hands!!

— Jai Wolf (@JaiWolfx) March 11, 2020

Meanwhile, some performers, like Bangladeshi artist Jai Wolf and the American duo Slander, confirmed on Twitter they will still perform at the festival on October.

Coachella is postponed but we can 100% confirm we are playing the new rescheduled dates in October!

— SLANDER (@SlanderOfficial) March 10, 2020

Tickets bought for the April dates will be valid in October and those unable to attend will be able to obtain a refund, organizers said.