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Electric Daisy Carnival postponed until autumn due to COVID-19 concerns
coronavirus crisis.The Las Vegas festival, which is the largest electronic dance festival in North America, has been postponed owing to the need for 60 per cent of residents to be vaccinated.Organisers believe there isn’t enough time to ensure that quota will be reached by May and have therefore moved the festival to the autumn when it’s more likely to have been met.In an announcement on Instagram, Pasquale Rotella, founder and CEO of EDC organiser Insomniac, explained that the festival’s home of Clark County passed a reopening plan requiring 60 per cent of residents to be fully vaccinated before large-scale gatherings can take place.EDC was originally scheduled to take place from May 21- 23 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway but will now run