Dutch gov delivers death knell for summer festivals
Lowlands, Down the Rabbit Hole and Mysteryland cancel as the government extends its ban on multi-day events until the autumn
News By IQ | 26 July 2021
Dutch festivals such as Lowlands, Down the Rabbit Hole and Mysteryland, will not be permitted to take place this summer after the government extended its ban on multi-day events until September.
The ban on non-seated public events and multi-day festivals with more than 1,000 attendees came into effect on 10 July and was set to remain until 14 August, when the government would decide whether festivals after that date could go ahead.
However, the cabinet has sealed the fate of the summer season…