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        <title><![CDATA[Insane Clown Posse cancels Gathering of the Juggalos due to coronavirus]]></title>
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        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They may be crazy but they&#8217;re not stupid.</p><p>Controversial rap duo Insane Clown Posse showed they aren&#8217;t clowning around when it comes to the coronavirus epidemic &#8212; as they canceled their wild yearly fan festival called the Gathering of the Juggalos.</p><p>&#8220;Bottom line is simply that we REFUSE to risk even ONE Juggalo life by hosting a Gathering during these troubling times,&#8221; the group wrote in <a href="https://twitter.com/icp/status/1253103845644828675" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a Twitter statement</a> posted Thursday.</p><p>The raucous music festival is a 20-year-old annual rite for the band&#8217;s loyal fan base &#8212; known as Juggalos &#8212; and was scheduled for Aug. 5 through Aug. 8, <strong>Rolling Stone magazine said</strong>.</p><p>&#8220;With tens of thousands of deaths due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we can&#8217;t possibly in good conscience even consider trying to put on a Gathering during these difficult times,&#8221; the group said in the post. &#8220;Aside from the serious health concerns, there are numerous other factors that have destroyed any possibility of the Gathering taking place this year.</p><p>&#8220;The entire music industry is at a dead halt due to the quarantine, and this, along with the uncertainty of how things will eventually pan out, has made it impossible to move forward with a 2020 GOTJ,&#8221; the group said.</p><p>The musical duo, Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler &#8212; Violent J and Shaddy 2 Dope to the Juggalos &#8212; are known for their rowdy performances in clown face make-up.</p><p>In 2017, more than 1,000 Juggalos descended on Washington, DC, to protest the <strong>FBI&#8217;s designation of the group as a gang</strong>.&nbsp;The group has sued the FBI in federal court over the designation.</p><p>The band&#8217;s annual event is just the latest music festival to be killed by the deadly global pandemic.</p><p>Last month, organizers of<strong> the Governor&#8217;s Ball</strong>, scheduled for New York&#8217;s Randall&#8217;s Island in June, was also canceled for the first time in 10 years. <strong>California&#8217;s Coachella Valley Music</strong> and Arts Festival was also put on hold and is now tentatively scheduled to kick off in October.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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