Does Glastonbury Festival stand a chance this year? Behind the scenes with the people working to save our summer music festivals
4 years, 2 months ago

Does Glastonbury Festival stand a chance this year? Behind the scenes with the people working to save our summer music festivals

The Independent  

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. “UK music festivals are world famous and an iconic part of our culture,” Stuart Galbraith, vice chairman of the Music CPA and a founding member of music industry body LIVE, tells The Independent. “As festival organisers we want to get back as soon as it is safe to do so but this will be impossible without a government supported insurance scheme that gives our industry the ability to unlock and to start making decisions now.” Noting that it takes “between six to eight months” to prepare for a festival, Galbraith warns that without government support, the UK faces another year of empty fields, along with billions lost to the UK economy and tens of thousands of job losses. The UK’s vibrant live music scene has given us a global reputation, and the music industry as a whole was set to be one of the British success stories of the 2020s.” Pre-pandemic, festival attendance was on the up, from 4.9 million in 2018 to 5.2 million the following year, according to UK Music figures. “With the right support, the live music industry can be at the forefront of the post-pandemic recovery and play a key role in our country’s economic and cultural revival – but there will need to be a concerted effort from industry and the government together if we are to let the music play and save our summer.”

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