Reading and Leeds festivals braced for bad weather this weekend
Following Belgium's Pukkelpop tragedy, Festival Republic's Melvin Benn says UK events are ready for any emergencyThe organisers of the Reading and Leeds festivals say they are prepared for any emergency at this weekend's event, including the kind of "freak storms" that recently ripped through festivals in Belgium, the US and Canada.Five people died at last week's Pukkelpop music festival, where a ferocious thunderstorm ravaged the grounds outside Hasselt, Belgium. Benn, who as CEO of Festival Re...
Guardian Music — Following Belgium's Pukkelpop tragedy, Festival Republic's Melvin Benn says UK events are ready for any emergencyThe organisers of the Reading and Leeds festivals say the... more info