Music festivals get one chance every year to make money. That’s what makes them so vulnerable
- Written by David Pattie, Associate Professor of Drama, University of Birmingham
Profit margins on smaller music festivals can be tiny.Anton Gvozdikov/ShutterstockThe financial health of the UK’s festivals circuit is, in many cases, precarious. The success of Glastonbury, by far the most significant live outdoor event in the UK music calendar, is not a reliable indicator of the health of the country’s wider...
