Labour Live: Jezfest ‘facing £1m in losses’
The Labour party is bracing for a heavy loss – and an empty park – with its Labour Live festival on 16 June, according to insiders
News By IQ | 29 May 2018
The UK’s Labour party is reportedly facing a significant loss on its debut music festival, with ticket sales for Labour Live failing to live up to expectations.
According to a report in the Sunday Times, soft sales for the festival – dubbed ‘Jezfest’, after party leader Jeremy Corbyn – “are causing consternation among Jeremy Corbyn’s team with less than three weeks to go”. The festival was announced in March, with a line-up topped by big-in-2005 rockers Magic Numbers, Blackpool art-popper Rae Morris and The Voice 2014 winner Jermain Jackman.
According to the paper, as of 19 May just 2,500 tickets had been sold for Labour Live, which will take place on 16 June at the 15,000-capacity White Hart Lane recreation ground in north London. Labour staff are reported…
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