Big Chill: It's not the end of summer

Is the independent festival on its way out? Seeing the Big Chill fall into the hands of a corporate giant feels like a symbolic moment, but it doesn't reflect the health of the UK festival scene.The Big Chill failed not because independent festivals can't survive, but because Chillfest moved its festival away from the event's original ethos – an event for people who used to go clubbing – into the mainstream. Last year Leonard Cohen headlined, and he doesn't come cheap. Put simply, ...

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