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J. Cole'south Dreamville Festival gets a new appointment amidst the outbreak of coronavirus in several states.

It's starting to feel like information technology is simply a thing of time until the entire world is canceled due to the Coronavirus. In merely four months, a virus that began in the Hubei province of Prc has managed to spread throughout the globe, taking thousands of lives with information technology. Electric current statistics are scary, with global cases reaching towards 150,000 and over five,700 deaths recorded so far. In a bid to reduce transmission, a number of events around the world have been canceled, such as marathons, conferences, the NBA, and Coachella. The latest casualty is the Dreamville Festival.

The musical affair was the brainchild of J. Cole, who launched it last year in an effort to requite dorsum to his customs. The name derives from the "A Lot" rapper's music label, Dreamville Records, which he established in 2017, and the Dreamville Foundation — a non-turn a profit that aims to bridge the gap between the worlds of opportunity and the urban youth in his hometown of Fayetteville, N Carolina. Big names like 21 Roughshod, SZA, Big Sean, Nelly, and 6LACK headlined the festival final year, which took identify at the Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh, North Carolina. The park was in one case again set to be the venue for this year's edition on the 7th of April, but the outcome has sadly been postponed due to the Coronavirus.

"We are excited to announce that Dreamville Festival will at present take place on August 29, 2020, and will remain at Dorothea Dix Park," organizers said in a statement posted on Instagram. "While this conclusion has been extremely difficult to brand, the safe of our fans, artists, and staff is always our tiptop priority, and nothing volition always take precedence over your well-beingness."

Nosotros look forward to seeing Dorothea Dix Park fill upward on August 29th!