Festivals begin to feel the pinch - Features, Music - The Independent

Festivals begin to feel the pinch - Features, Music - The Independent: "t is symptomatic of a downturn threatening what only two years ago a survey called the UK's 'cultural powerhouse': arts festivals, the event form on which the Cultural Olympiad is being built for 2012. 'Every festival is feeling the pinch,' Terfel says. Until now, though, none has found it necessary to appeal directly to audiences to put their hands in their pockets."