Have the good times rolled for music festivals?

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. These, along with the Rough Beats festival in Yorkshire, were cancelled last month, with Cloud 9's organisers saying that "financial pressures" are having a severe effect on small independent festivals. The veteran festival organiser Vince Power last week confirmed slow ticket sales for his Hop Farm Festival, despite boasting Bob Dylan as a headline act. Other festivals that have cancelled include Titanic Lockdown featuring New Order and Happy Mondays; LadyRock festival featuring KT Tunstall; Pride House, featuring Elton John; and the Trowbridge Festival with Alasdair Roberts. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Simon Taffe, who founded the End of the Road festival six years ago, said the lack of the Glastonbury Festival will actually have a negative affect on other festivals: "A lot of people decided there was an opportunity this year because there was no Glastonbury, thinking there was a gap there.