"It is unreasonable and it's just not practical to expect individual's artists to cover the events public Liability Insurance"

That's precisely my point Tyke.

"Why complain about people being more likely to sue for damages?
Why blame the Americans or the EU?"

How old are you Tyke? Do you remember the days when individuals took responsibility for their own actions, and didn't expect someone to stump up a fortune if they were clumsy, or inattentive, or just plain stupid? I do. And the USA were the originators of the Litigious Society, and our own legal profession has spotted this way of making loadsa money and they've jumped on the bandwagon big-style. You will NEVER come across a poor solicitor. A friend of mine even has a solicitor-friend who keeps a list of 'Serial-Claimers' - you know, the kind of people who back-end the car in front and claim for 'whiplash' or some other difficult-to-disprove 'injury' then, as soon as that claim's settled, whoops they do it again to someone else! Again and again and again. A nice little earner.

"Where the are unable to sue for compensation when they are injured through no fault of there own even if they had the money to sue to compensation for any loss or injury or death."

No problem with that, it's fair and reasonable. What isn't fair and reasonable is when people claim for injuries when they simply weren't looking out for their OWN safety - and that's precisely why I object to the 'sue them all' thinking we have today. But far fewer court cases would mean far less money for the legal profession, which is why they encourage, by every means possible including TV and newspaper ads, everyone who so much as breaks a fingernail to sue some other poor unfortunate.

It stinks.