UK festivals could be forced to cancel 2021 events without Government insurance

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coronavirus lockdown provisionally permitted festivals from June 21.The 40,000 capacity event is set to go ahead from July 22-25, although international travel restrictions mean that the line-up will largely consist of UK-based artists “reflecting musical and artistic traditions from all over the world”.It is hoped that more international acts will be added to the line-up as restrictions continue to ease.WOMAD’s operators have also confirmed that the event’s audience capacity this year is

 ongoing investigation into the future of UK music festivals, looking into issues like the impact of Brexit, festival insurance, among others.The inquiry was launched to look into the survival of UK music festivals in the future, with the Committee noting in November that festival cancellations have resulted in revenues being down by 90 per cent in 2020.

Haley Bosselman editorJasmila Žbanić’s film based on the true events of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, “Quo Vadis, Aida?,” took home the top prize at the Miami Film Festival.The Balkan war drama earned the $25,000 Knight Marimbas Award for its richness and resonance for cinema’s future, in addition to the Rene Rodriguez Critics Award.

Michael Kiwanuka, Laura Marling and Bicep promised.Set to take place over the weekend of March 26-28, this year’s festival will be digital-only due to the coronavirus-enforced shutdown of live music in the UK.Nine brand new performances, as well as 18 sets from previous 6 Music Festivals (which will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer from March 22), will be broadcast on BBC Sounds and iPlayer, with highlights being played on BBC Radio 6 Music across the weekend.

Massive Attack‘s Robert Del Naja is set to speak to MPs next week about how music festivals can reduce their environmental impact.The Bristol musician, who is also known as ‘3D’, will address MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee (DCMS) on Tuesday morning (March 16) during a remote evidence session as part of their ongoing investigation into the future of UK music festivals.Del Naja will speak about Massive Attack’s recent collaboration with the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change

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Bob Marley, Pink Floyd and The Cure during its 60-year history.Five of the 12 live shows have been announced by South Facing today (March 11), including gigs from Dizzee Rascal & The Outlook Orchestra (August 14), Supergrass (August 20) and The Streets (August 21-22).Max Richter (August 28) and the English National Opera (August 27 and 29) will also perform.

Groove Armada and The Coral are among the artists who are set to play at the 2021 Kaleidoscope Festival, which will be held in the grounds of London’s Alexandra Palace.The one-day north London event debuted its first edition in 2018 and had been hoping to return in 2020 before the coronavirus-enforced shutdown of live music effectively cancelled the UK’s summer festival season last year.The organisers of Kaleidoscope have today (March 10) announced their intention to host the festival again this

Richard Ashcroft and Supergrass have been announced as the headliners for the 2021 edition of Nottingham’s Splendour Festival.The festival, held on Saturday July 24, is the latest UK festival to announce its intention to go ahead following the unveiling of the UK’s road map out of lockdown.Alongside Ashcroft and Supergrass, the likes of Becky Hill and The Vamps will also perform at Splendour, with the full line-up still to be revealed.See the current list of artists for the festival, which takes

coronavirus pandemic, it is hoped that full-capacity gigs can return in around five months’ time as the global vaccination program gathers pace.While Boris Johnson unveiled the UK Government’s “roadmap” out of lockdown last month – meaning that the easing of COVID restrictions could see a return to large or even full-capacity live events from June 21 in the UK – the picture differs from country to country across the continent.Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival was recently cancelled,

Reading Festival 2021 taking place this summer.Festival organisers responded to last week’s publication of the UK government’s ‘roadmap’ out of coronavirus lockdown – which is hoping for a total lifting of restrictions by June 21 at the very earliest – by confirming that they intend to stage the festival as planned from August 27-29.Tickets for Reading 2021 sold out following that announcement, which was made last Wednesday (February 24).However, Reading Borough Council has since cast doubt on

coronavirus pandemic.Among the measures announced by Sunak today is the extension of the UK’s furlough scheme into September and further financial support for self-employed people during the pandemic.

The British government has announced plans to extend by six months the £500M ($698M) Film & TV Production Restart Scheme, which is offering a substitute to coronavirus insurance for UK shoots.

Numerous UK festivals have announced that they are planning to go ahead this summer following last week’s unveiling of a road map for COVID restrictions being lifted in England. However, that proposed schedule will also inevitably result in some cancellations being confirmed too.

“We’re delighted now to be launching Scotland’s first Eagle Festival so we can keep building on this support and ensure that we can see even more of this magnificent species across the south of Scotland’s skies for many generations to come.”Caroline Clark, Scottish director for The National Lottery Heritage Fund, said: “The Golden Eagle Festival is going to be an exciting new addition to Scotland’s wildlife calendar.