“Our heart bleeds”: Belgian government axes Pukkelpop 2021

The last festival standing has been told it cannot go ahead in its current format following changes to the rules around Covid-19 testing

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There will be no Pukkelpop this year after all, the festival announced today, as a result of new government regulations that would have required it to almost triple its on-site testing capacity with less than a month to go until gates open.

Pukkelpop – the last remaining major international music festival in Belgium following the cancellation last month of Tomorrowland – has been told by the Belgian federal government it may not proceed this year its current form, according to…

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