Concerts & Festivals - Culture loses out to the hard stuff

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Concerts & Festivals - Culture loses out to the hard stuff

Jul 03, 2008
By Adam Mullett

ROCK SOLID: Music festivals like the be2gether festival draw in huge crowds of spectators both young and old, but organizers still struggle to make a profit.

VILNIUS - Festivals in Lithuania are suffering. It is too difficult for independent organizers to invent new festivals, while the same old festivals are continuing on in a cultural, and political environment that is constantly changing. Trends have shown that citizens of the new European Union member are ready to go to festivals and learn something new, but all they’re getting is more money-making beer-gluts punctuated by music. This, of course, is all well and good for those who want ...

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