The Pyramid Stage during Glastonbury 2019 (Richard Bowes for Live4ever)
The #LetTheMusicPlay report has warned 50% of the UK’s festival workforce are at risk of being made redundant.
As the UK enters a third lockdown with cases higher than ever, even with the vaccine roll-outs the start of a new year doesn’t yet feel like the beginning of any end.
But UK Music have released a new report as part of their #LetTheMusicPlay initiative which, as the government prepares to open an inquiry into the future of UK music festivals, they believe outlines a ‘clear strategy’ for the restart of live music at some point in 2021, whilst acknowledging that, ‘there is no certainty about when the industry will be allowed to hold mass events once again’.
“The music industry has worked hard to make event spaces as safe as they can possibly be,” a statement from UK music reads.
“This includes launching testing pilots to be able to hold mass events safely, working with government to develop guidance for how to hold events safely, and looking at new ventilation and air purification systems that would dramatically reduce the risk of transmission.”
