What could coronavirus mean for music fans this summer?

Lockdowns and quarantines caused by coronavirus mean we’re in uncharted territory in a $54 billion global music industry. "There’s going to be immediate financial loss for bands" - on one side, as one promoter tells the NME, and on the other - "the anxiety of fans as to whether they’ll get sick at [shows]". Ticket sales are already suffering, with promoters pointing to a downturn in all regions of Europe, with the exception of Germany. Festivals are getting cancelled, some giving refunds, some offering opportunity to use tickets on subsequent fests. Promotors are hoping that the warmer weather will clear the virus, until then some of the live music scene will surely end up online.