The cancellation of Glastonbury festival for a second year running has cast doubt on the summer’s live music season. But organisers say they are still optimistic – especially if the government helps out
The UK’s £1.1bn live music scene is nervously eyeing the summer months, after this week’s Glastonbury cancellation cast doubt on the viability of the festival season.
Boris Johnson and home secretary Priti Patel have each refused to be drawn on when coronavirus restrictions might lift, with a Johnson spokesperson not ruling out lockdown still being in place by summer. That would make festivals – where avoiding social distancing is very much the point – an impossibility for the second year in a row.
