Danish music fans facing festival-free summer

Covid-19 has officially cancelled the festival season in Denmark, with Roskilde 50, as well as major events like Northside and Tinderbox, not able to go ahead

Dansk Live hopes the tests will pave the way for a 'much-needed festival summer'
Roskilde's Orange stage © Christian Hjorth

For the first time since the dawn of the festival age, there will be no large-scale live music events in Europe’s ninth-largest concert market this summer, after the Danish government announced yesterday (6 March) that all events over 1,000 capacity are banned until 31 August.

In news watched closely by the European festival community – many of whom are still awaiting definitive clarification from their own governments – the Danish prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, last night said that large public gatherings would…

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