GLASTONBURY has announced the festival will not go ahead for the second year in a row.

The iconic five-day festival held in Pilton, Somerset has been scrapped amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The event, which was due to take place at the end of June, was also cancelled last year.

A statement on the official website reads: "With great regret, we must announce that this year’s Glastonbury Festival will not take place, and that this will be another enforced fallow year for us.

"In spite of our efforts to move Heaven & Earth, it has become clear that we simply will not be able to make the Festival happen this year. We are so sorry to let you all down.

"As with last year, we would like to offer all those who secured a ticket in October 2019 the opportunity to roll their £50 deposit over to next year, and guarantee the chance to buy a ticket for Glastonbury 2022. We are very appreciative of the faith and trust placed in us by those of you with deposits, and we are very confident we can deliver something really special for us all in 2022!

"We thank you for your incredible continued support and let’s look forward to better times ahead. With love, Michael & Emily"

The news is prompting concern for other festivals and events planned for the summer.

Festival fans rushed to support the decision on social media with one twitter user writing: "Sad news but the right decision. You’re not letting anyone down. Roll on 2022!"

Another added: "Totally understandable but absolutely gutted...for all of us, and for the whole team that organise it. The longest I’ve gone without a glastonbury festival since 1993. I am missing it already."