Festival Focus: Black Deer Festival, UK
In an excerpt from IQ and Yourope's European Festival Report, Black Deer founder Gill Tee gives her festival health check
News By IQ | 30 January 2025
The European Festival Report (EFR) 2024, a packed annual summary of the biggest trends, happenings, and initiatives on the continent’s festival scene, was published in December.
In this excerpt from this indispensable guide, Black Deer Festival founder Gill Tee discusses how the festival scene is evolving and expanding, changes in audience expectations, and how financial pressures are impacting the sector. Black Deer Festival will not take place this year, but it is hoped the event will return in 2026.
How was the festival season for you?
It’s been an interesting journey. This year’s festival had some personal challenges for me, as I let go of my active role as festival director and handed the production of Black Deer to an external agency. It was an emotional…
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