Festival Season

Late winter/early spring is when the festival ads start to really get pummelled across the socials, from the nationals to the local fields. This leads to feelings of complex conflict - experiences vs guilt? The recent finding of up to and possibly over 150 of UK and European festivals are run by the 'big four': Live Nation, AEG, CTS Eventim and Superstruct Entertainment

I work in the engineering industry, leaning towards the automotive side as a preference (oo err), we're familiar in that industry in the complex layers of ownership and responsibilities - namely the influx of Chinese brands into the Uk. The Chinese government has taken the steps - no judgement here - of reducing the number of automotive companies being registered as legitimate brands - reportedly there was up to 300 being registered in a single year from a small county!

So how do the two connect? The money - unfortunately at the end of the day its always about cost vs reward, the reward coming financially and satisfactory - those endorphins released at the sight of people coming in the gate and staying happy during the event. Unfortunately the former pays more than the latter...

Is there a problem? Well.... The big festivals stay and brush off the additional taxes.... the small festivals suffer the same old challenges - its just simply trying to ensure there is a balance in the matrix... And a perfect contribution to the antiodote is the Kettering based Music Barn featuring: