Womad 2021 has been axed, organisers have announced.
It’s the latest festival to announce it won’t be going ahead this year due to the pandemic, with news of its cancellation coming after Genesis musician Peter Gabriel and co-founder of the event warned last week that the industry stood ‘on the brink of collapse’.
In a statement on Monday, he said this year’s festival could not go ahead without Government-backed insurance or inclusion in the pilot events scheme.
‘Without the simple support of a government insurance scheme or the guarantee of Test Event status, we cannot continue and put Womad’s long-term future at risk,’ he said.
‘We feel that our audience, artists, staff, and contractors, who have been amazingly supportive throughout all this, will understand the need for us to act to guarantee our survival.’
The festival was due to take place from July 22.
Earlier this month, Download Festival went ahead with around 10,000 music fans at the rock and metal music event in Leicestershire – although the capacity was significantly reduced from its normal attendance of 111,000.
The festival was a Government pilot event for the return of live music.
Mass events are currently scheduled to be allowed to take place from July 19 when coronavirus restrictions ease.
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