The Long Road has been postponed until September 2021

The Long Road has announced the annual country music festival held in Leicestershire, will be postponed until next year. The announcement comes as the Coronavirus Pandemic continues across the world.

In a statement posted online, The Long Road said, 'As the response to COVID-19 has progressed in recent weeks, our team at The Long Road have been working hard to assess what the impact on this year’s festival may be.

'While the festival is a number of months away, given the current climate, it is with regret that we announce that The Long Road won’t be possible this year. Creating an event in September that both stays true to the values that you our community deserve, and most importantly keeps you, the artists and our wider country family safe will not be possible.'

The statement continued, 'Alongside a priority to protect the capacity of the NHS and emergency services in Leicestershire, a need that will be present for some time to come, we also have to acknowledge the difficulties in bringing together a line-up which features so many of our friends from across the pond during a climate of restricted travel and distancing measures.'

The festival went on to confirm the date has been rescheduled for 2021, and will take place between 10th - 12th September, with many of this year's acts moving to the new date.

The Long Road continued, 'Ahead of a full announcement later this year, we wanted to give you a flavour of the variety and talent that we have to look forward to.' Revealing that a number of acts have already been confirmed for the new date, including Brandy Clark, Dale Watson and Sunny Sweeney.

The festival also confirmed that, 'Any existing tickets will automatically be transferred to the 2021 event, but should you not be able to attend these new dates we will of course refund your tickets. All ticket holders will shortly receive an email from their ticket provider with further details on this process.'

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