Alcatraz Festival had some great new yesterday! The festival will take place in 2021 over 3 days, from August 13-15. This is what the organization had to say:
"Having to postpone Alcatraz Festival 2020 was a very tough but understandable decision. Last summer we were confident we’d be back with a vengeance in 2021 but for the longest time it looked as if we’d be forced to cancel this year’s edition as well. Truth be told, until a few days ago the uncertainty had us in a holding pattern: would the summer festivals be back this year or not? Sadly many of our fellow festivals that take place earlier in the year had already announced they had no choice but to set their sights on 2022 but here at Alcatraz we were silently hoping the government would ultimately chop the summer in two if hospital admissions and deaths started declining in earnest. And lo and behold, the long wait is over and our strict observance of the Covid rules is being rewarded. That’s right, Alcatraz 2021 will take place on 13, 14 & 15 August, without social distancing rules or face masks. Note that we’re sticking to the usual three days instead of the four days we announced last year. It’s not a misprint, the timing is simply too tight. We’re halfway through May already and now we need to kick into high gear without the additional hassle of an extra day and an extra stage. We’re postponing the introduction of the fourth stage with one year for obvious reasons. We want our hands free to focus on the 70-odd bands in the final line-up that will perform on our immense Prison stage, the marshy Swamp stage or that 2019 crowd favourite: La Morgue.