By Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter In a heavy-hearted statement, organizers of the Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival, scheduled for this summer in Rhode Island, announced that the 2020 events have been canceled due to “the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to evolve unpredictably and in accordance with state guidance on large gatherings.” The lineup for the Folk fest included Brittany Howard (pictured), The National, Randy Newman, Drive-By Truckers, Waxahatchee, Nathaniel Rateliff, Phoebe Bridgers, Andrew Bird, Sharon Van Etten, Grace Potter, Ed O’Brien, Mandy Moore with Taylor Goldsmith and Mike Viola, Sylvan Esso and Black Pumas, among many others.
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