Record Store Day 2020 rescheduled for June due to coronavirus
Record Store Day have announced that they're postponing April's event to June in light of health concerns following the coronavirus outbreak.
The annual vinyl-lover event was scheduled to take place on 18 April across record shops around the world.
Record Store Day have announced this afternoon (13 March) that due to the coronavirus outbreak, they're rescheduling the 2020 event for June.
In a statement posted to socials, RSD write, "We are sad to announce that following a decision made by the organisers of Record Store Day, the event will be postponed to June 20th."
They add, "This decision comes at a time of unprecedented uncertainty and the health and safety of the general public must come first. This was absolutely not an easy decision to make as hundreds of independent shops and labels have been working hard towards this year's celebrations."
We are sad to announce that following a decision made by the organisers of Record Store Day, the event will be postponed to June 20th. #RSD20 Full statement on our website here: https://t.co/h6G3dADTmG pic.twitter.com/EEqzToc5SN
— Record Store Day UK (@RSDUK) March 13, 2020
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