Tom Dunne's Music & Me: The time has come to just open the venues again
Electric Picnic is just one of the casualties of the current policies.
Breaking point: reached and exceeded. Music is a tough business at the best of the times, “a cruel mistress” as we only ever semi joke. The pandemic was swift and brutal, but the sacrifices made sense. In the last few weeks it has swung decisively. It no longer makes sense.
Most musicians, regardless of success, tend to have two voices in their heads. One is urging them to make the most of any talent they might have. God will judge them on that, they are told. The other voice tells them they are a fraud. It’s a continual battle for the upper hand.
