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The Central Park festival, with a line-up including Lauryn Hill and Lenny Kravitz, has been called off ahead of expected heavy rain and strong winds.
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Organisers have cancelled Global Citizen Festival in New York because of extreme weather forecast for the weekend, Nieuws.nl reported. The decision was announced on Friday, 25 September. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected across the north-eastern United States in the coming days. [1]
The Central Park festival’s planned line-up included Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend and Lainey Wilson. [1]
Other music events in the region are also affected. Ed Sheeran’s concerts near Boston on Friday and Saturday will not go ahead because of the expected weather, Nieuws.nl reported. [1]
The annual Global Citizen Festival was first held in Central Park in 2012. Organisers said this was its first cancellation in 14 years. [1]
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