The Bonnaroo Music Festival, which was set to begin on Thursday, has been canceled, according to organizers. The explanation cited was not connected to COVID-19 but rather to Hurricane Ida’s torrential rainfall, which soaked the festival grounds in Manchester, Tennessee. In social media posts, the organizers addressed the issue and announced that the event will be postponed to June of next year.

The long-running Bonnaroo, like other music festivals, was forced to postpone its 2020 edition. Organizers had planned the 2021 event for early June but then shifted it to Labor Day weekend when concerts and festivals began to resurge in the spring.

Many were concerned that the event would not push through as COVID-19 cases began to rise amongst performers — both Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss were tested positive in recent days and postponed tour dates, as have many other musicians. The rain from Hurricane Ida provided the final straw for Bonnaroo.

Along with hundreds of other artists, the festival’s newest list included Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, Tame Impala, Tyler, the Creator, and Rufus du Sol. Janelle Monae and Lana Del Rey dropped out of the event last month, but Khruangbin and Rufus du Sol were added to the program in their stead.

While attendees were limited, several festivals, such as Lollapalooza in Chicago and the Reading and Leeds festivals in the United Kingdom last weekend, appear to have gone ahead without serious issues or mass COVID-19 infections, albeit each reporting some.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which is the largest in North America, and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival are both slated for April 2022 in Indio, California. Coachella tickets are reportedly already all sold out.