Too much competition for audiences

THE bankers should have been an example to people in other industries that too much of a good thing can never last.

Music fans have never had it so good. Every weekend, there’s a festival, from Body & Soul in Westmeath to the Westport festival in Mayo. Dublin’s Phoenix Park and Iveagh Gardens are hosting gigs, from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Josh Ritter, and Grizzly Bear to The Killers.

This weekend, the inaugural Longitude festival will take place in Marley Park for three days. Meanwhile, you probably know a few people heading to one of Bruce Springsteen’s shows around Ireland over the next week.