Tougher to survive as a music festival in the UK, says Womad founder Peter Gabriel
Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel says putting on WOMAD in Wiltshire is always a "gamble".
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"We've always had some enthusiastic supporters, but keeping the budget under control is never easy."
— Peter Gabriel , Celebrity
"The last two WOMADS lost a fair bit of money, so this is a gamble again to see if we can survive. But it seems to be working well."
— Peter Gabriel , Celebrity
"We're one of the few independent festivals left of any scale in the country."
— Chris Smith , Executive
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Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel says putting on WOMAD in Wiltshire is always a "gamble".
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