BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend music festival in Dundee cancelled over coronavirus fears

A music festival set to attract thousands to Dundee has been cancelled over coronavirus fears.

BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend was due to take place in the city’s Camperdown Park between May 22 and 24.

Bosses had been locked in discussions over whether to postpone or cancel the event after the Scottish Government announced a ban on gatherings of more than 500 people on Thursday.

But the decision was made today to cancel the event.

An update on #BigWeekend Dundee 2020 pic.twitter.com/o0FO4YKAfk

— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) March 13, 2020

Tickets for the event were not yet on sale, and there is no confirmation as yet on whether the festival will run at a later date or in 2021.

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