...and now, to make their appearance possible, the musicians must add an extra charge onto the fee they must get from the festival. That will make the festival stop hiring anyone who isn't a huge draw. Those musicians will not be able to secure enough of the piddling little gigs they need to make music a viable way to provide sustenance for themselves and theirs. Indeed, they already are living in their cars on the gigging road 365 days a year.

This means the end of all of it, not just the festivals, does it not?

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