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The future of UK music festivals

Inquiry

MPs will examine what support is needed for UK music festivals to return in 2021, as they consider the economic and cultural impact of festivals across the country.

With the vast majority of festivals cancelled in 2020 owing to COVID-19, the sector’s revenues have dropped by 90%. The predominantly freelance workforce and other parts of the festival supply chain have been similarly affected. However, social distancing requirements and public health uncertainty present further risks for festival organisers.

MPs will consider how to secure festivals in the face of these immediate pressures and other long-term challenges.

Read the call for evidence and Terms of Reference for more detail about the inquiry.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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First Report - The future of UK music festivals
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Response to this report
The future of UK music festivals: Command Paper
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Correspondence

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Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, re Extension of pilot scheme and associated liabilities to large events this summer, 27 April 2021
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Letter from John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, re festivals, 8 February 2021
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Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, re festivals, 6 January 2021
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