We can all picture the scene. Standing in a field, surrounded by thousands of people, sun shining, drink in hand, watching our favourite band.But that rose-tinted ideal of a music festival hasn’t always played out that way in 2023, thanks to a combination of a wet summer, the cost of living crisis and the lingering impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Data from the Association of Independent Festivals published earlier this year presents a bleak nationwide picture. It found that one in six festivals across the country came to an end during the pandemic or in the years that have followed. In Yorkshire, No Bounds festival in Sheffield failed to go ahead this year, with organisers blaming the cost-of-living crisis for the cancellation – though a 2024 return is planned.
” Logistics aside, festival organisers like Mark are increasingly looking to offer more than just music to punters. Float Along combined its musical line-up with independent street food traders, talks from the likes of 6 Music DJ Steve Lamacq and an after-dark programme that went on late into the night. Organisers even created an exclusive ‘Floating Point’ festival beer in collaboration with the local Triple Point Brewery.
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