350+ Dutch fests join protest: “We will not be silenced”
Lowlands, Mysteryland, Paaspop, DGTL, Awakenings and more are planning a protest march against the government's ban on festivals
News By IQ | 16 August 2021
More than 350 organisations from the Dutch event industry are backing a protest march against the government’s ‘arbitrary’ restrictions which have effectively wiped out the festival season.
Last Friday (13 August), the cabinet announced that the current restrictions preventing multi-day festivals with overnight stays will remain in force until 19 September – despite the promise they could take place again when everyone has been offered the vaccine.
The protest, dubbed ‘Unmute Us‘, has drawn support from some of the Netherlands’ biggest…
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