Coldplay, Dua Lipa and SZA will headline Glastonbury this June, but 21 other UK festivals have announced that they will be cancelling or coming to an end in 2024. The Association Of Independent Festivals says that this number could top 100 if the government continues to ignore pleas for support…
The UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer Jeremy Hunt yesterday announced the government’s latest budget. Numerous music industry organisations have issued responses, welcoming an extension of orchestra tax relief but criticising the continued lack of a reduction in VAT on ticket sales…
Live Nation published its year-end figures yesterday, with CEO Michael Rapino stating that “the live music industry reached new heights in 2023”. Yet the UK grassroots live sector is still in crisis, with another independent festival cancelling its 2024 edition…
The Association Of Independent Festivals is ramping up its calls for the UK government to reduce VAT on ticket sales with a new campaign launched at Festival Congress. Launching ‘5% For Festivals’, CEO John Rostron says that without urgent action we will see more festivals go out of business in 2024…
Barn On The Farm has become the latest UK festival to cancel its 2024 edition due to increasing costs and the threat of financial losses. The Association Of Independent Festivals has once again reiterated its plea to government to reduce VAT on ticket sales to aid the sector’s post-COVID recovery…
Nozstock has announced that it will end after its 2024 edition because the financial risks of staging boutique festivals is now too great - prompting the Association Of Independent Festivals to again call on the UK government to introduce a cut in VAT on tickets…
Live music trade bodies have cautiously welcomed UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn budget statement, but have noted several omissions that they say are necessary to support the sector…
The NASS Festival has announced that its 2024 edition will not go ahead, citing spiralling costs. The Association Of Independent Festivals has called on government to lower VAT on festival tickets to avoid further cancellations…
The Association Of Independent Festivals has announced the launch of a new All Party Parliamentary Group focused on festivals, via which MPs will consider the contribution made and pressures faced by festivals around the UK…
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