It has been announced this morning that Glastonbury 2020 has been cancelled following the Coronavirus outbreak.

Over 130,000 people have already paid a deposit for the festival, which was scheduled to take place between June 24-28.

But, with increased restrictions on public gatherings announced earlier this week by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers have confirmed that the festival has been cancelled.

Glastonbury organizers have released the following statement, advising people who have already purchased their tickets of what to do next.

"We would like to send our sincere apologies to the 135,000 people who have already paid a deposit for a Glastonbury 2020 ticket.

"The balance payments on those tickets were due at the beginning of April and we wanted to make a firm decision before then.

"We understand that it is not always easy to secure a Glastonbury ticket, which is why we would like to offer all those people the chance to roll their £50 deposit over to next year, and guarantee the opportunity to buy a ticket for Glastonbury 2021.

"Those who would prefer a refund of that £50 will be able to contact See Tickets in the coming days in order to secure that. This option will remain available until September this year. For those who are happy to roll their deposit over, that will happen automatically.

"Further information – including details on rolling over coach packages, official accommodation bookings and local Sunday tickets – will be added to our website in the coming days."