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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Maeve Campbell

Partying, but not for profit – 8 ethical music festivals in the UK and Europe

Medicine festival, Reading, UK
Natural healing … at Medicine festival, Reading, UK Photograph: Jethro Tanner

Sky-high ticket prices, corporate branding and a big-name acts approach are what we have come to expect from music festivals.

But with a recent UK study showing people are planning to go and see less live music this year due to the cost of living crisis, perhaps commercial music events have lost their charm.

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