As the government is keeping most hygiene and
social distancing measures in place for now, it is impossible to
consider holding an event on such a scale, a statement said. The
two-week festival along Lake Geneva draws nearly 250,000 people.
"The programme planned for this summer will be partly carried
over to next year’s festival, which will take place from 2 to 17
July 2021," it added.
Lionel Richie and Lenny Kravitz were among those booked to play
this year, it said.
Last year's eclectic line-up featured Elton John, Sting, Janet
Jackson, Chick Corea and Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke.
Veteran American producer Quincy Jones, a former co-director of
Montreux who still participates each year, calls it the
"Rolls-Royce of festivals".
The festival joins a long list cultural events that have been
cancelled or postponed because of lockdowns and measures to
prevent the spread of the coronavirus, including concerts,
festivals and book fairs.
(Reporting by Stephanie Nebehay; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
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