The great British musical festival washout

This summer's weather has played havoc with outdoor gigs. But rain is not the only thing putting a damper on eventsWe are told that the canny British festival fan no longer bothers with domestic events because of the lure of the same bands in sunnier climes on mainland Europe. Yet this week music writers were emailed by the publicists for a major European event pleading for coverage. Why? "Ticket sales in the UK are slightly down this year, which we are surprised about." It seems the lure of ab...

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