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Ohana Fest 2020 Move Their Festival to 2021

Fans will have to wait another year to celebrate the fifth edition of Ohana Fest. The festival will still be taking place at Doheny State Beach from Friday, September 24, to Sunday, September 26, with Kings of Leon, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam, and Pearl Jam returning to headline next year. Other artists still scheduled to perform in the lineup: Broken Social Scene, Cavetown, Gang of Youths, Dermot Kennedy, Mac DeMarco, Mon Laferte, My Morning Jacket, Ed O'Brien (of Radiohead), Pretenders, Real Estate, Maggie Rogers, Sharon Von Etten, Yola, and many more.

Primavera Sound Los Angeles is Moving to 2021

One of this year's most anticipated music festivals is moving to next year! Primavera Sound was scheduled to kick off the inaugural edition of Primavera Sound L.A. at Los Angeles State Historic Park on Saturday, September 19, to Sunday, September 20, but because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, the music festival has announced that the festival will now be taking place on Saturday, September 18, to Sunday, September 19, 2021, instead. No festival lineup has been revealed at press time, but Nine Inch Nails was scheduled to perform this year.

The Strokes Postpone Their Show at The Forum

Fans can now look forward to seeing The Strokes perform in support of their latest release The New Abnormal next year! Their previously announced North American tour stop at The Forum that was scheduled to take place on Saturday, March 14, then rescheduled to Friday, May 29, is now moving to Saturday, May 15, 2021. Alvvays and King Princess are still opening the show.

Coachella Documentary to Premiere on YouTube

Even though the festival was rescheduled to later this year, we can still look forward to Coachella in April! Goldenvoice has officially announced that their Coachella: 20 Years In The Desert documentary will premiere on Friday, April 10, the date that Coachella 2020 was originally going to kick off. Coachella 2020 will be taking place on Friday, October 9, to Sunday, October 11, (Weekend 1) and Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 18, (Weekend 2) at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. Frank Ocean, Rage Against The Machine, and Travis Scott will still be headlining both festival weekends.

Cruel World Festival Moved to September

Hold on to your tickets Cruel World Festival attendees. Goldenvoice has moved the festival at the Grounds at Dignity Health Sports Park from Saturday, May 2, to Saturday, September 12. As of now, the lineup still consists of Bauhaus, Blondie, and Morrissey co-headlining the event. The list of curated Goth and New Wave acts also include sets by The Church, Cold Cave, Devo, Echo & The Bunnymen, Gary Numan, The Psychedelic Furs, Public Image Ltd., She Wants Revenge, Violent Femmes, and many more.

Coachella 2020 Postponed Until to October

Photo by Chris Molina of Coachella 2014, Weekend 2

It's time to adjust your plans, Scenestar readers. Goldenvoice has officially announced that Coachella 2020 due to current global coronavirus transmission concerns. One of the biggest and best-known festivals in the U.S. is moving from their originally scheduled dates: Friday, April 10, to Sunday, April 12, (Weekend 1) and Friday, April 17, to Sunday, April 19, (Weekend 2) to Friday, October 9, to Sunday, October 11, (Weekend 1) and Friday, October 16, to Sunday, October 18, (Weekend 2). No details have been released on whether the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, will still feature performances by headliners—Frank Ocean, Rage Against The Machine, and Travis Scott. on both festival weekends.

Tones and I Moves to the Fonda Theatre

Demand to see Tones and I in Los Angeles is high! The Australian pop singer-songwriter is on tour performing in support of her debut album release The Kids Are Coming, and already SOLD OUT her shows at El Cid on Tuesday, November 19, and at the Roxy Theatre on Tuesday, February 18. Now The Roxy show has been relocated to the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood.

Contest: Deerhunter at the Wiltern

Bradford Cox and the rest of Deerhunter will be co-headlining tour date this week in Los Angeles with Dirty Projectors! You can see them team up on Wednesday, July 17, when Deerhunter play in support of Why Hasn't Everything Already Disappeared?, and Dirty Projectors play in support of Lamp Lit Prose.at the Wiltern Theatre. The local tour was moved from their previously scheduled location: Hollywood Palladium. We're giving our readers a chance to see them live courtesy of a contest for tickets to their show!