Y así el Hellfest se suma a la larga lista de eventos, que tuvieron que ser cancelados debido a la pandemia del Covid-19. En este caso, uno de los festivales más populares celebraría su XV aniversario, y como van las cosas, no será el último. Las autoridades francesas se vieron en la necesidad de impedir esta clase de eventos masivos, considerando además que el país se ha visto bastante afectado, con más de 110 mil infectados y casi 11 mil personas fallecidas.
Aquí, parte del anuncio oficial:
Unfortunately, in the face of this unprecedented situation, the Loire-Atlantique Prefecture and Ministry of Culture took the only reasonable decision, to ban the festival. The 2020 HELLFEST EDITION is therefore cancelled. We are supporting their decision and would like to thank them for their consideration and responsiveness towards our festival.
The longer the days went by, the more it seemed impossible to envisage a 2020 edition, guaranteeing a satisfactory organization and most important: your safety. Aware that the risk of contagion related to the Covid-19 will still be high in June, it would have been irresponsible and dangerous for us to allow tens of thousands of fans – shirtless and thirsty- to gather in such a restricted area. The public authorities also told us that they are no longer able to guarantee the usual safety and rescue services (i.e. police unit, emergency units, medical support, etc) for any large gathering like ours.
Hellfest 2020: Aniversario XV pospuesto
