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The very contrasting results of the summer festivals: “The recovery was not as euphoric as hoped”

8/26/2022, 4:27:20 PM


While Rock en Seine is in full swing until Sunday, those responsible for the music industry and festival patrons are drawing up a first

" Let's meet !

In May, the entertainment world launched an unprecedented appeal to the public to return to theaters and festivals.

After two years of the pandemic, the recovery was not as strong as expected and ticket sales for summer events were not taking off.

Have they been heard?

During the Rock en Seine festival, which will have two full days (with 40,000 spectators) out of four until Sunday in Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine), several managers of the music industry and festival directors have established a first balance sheet.

We interviewed others.

In everyone's opinion, this summer was "unprecedented, chaotic and contrasting", and "a change of economic model is essential".

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