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Missing Glastonbury? There’s a festival on your doorstep that’s saving grassroots venues

Once festival brings huge names and rising talent to hundreds of venues across the UK this weekend. Artists and venue bosses tell us why you should get involved, and how without these gig spaces we wouldn't have Glasto acts or Oasis The post Missing Glastonbury?

Missing Glastonbury? There’s a festival on your doorstep that’s saving grassroots venues

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Once festival brings huge names and rising talent to hundreds of venues across the UK this weekend.

Artists and venue bosses tell us why you should get involved, and how without these gig spaces we wouldn't have Glasto acts or Oasis The post Missing Glastonbury?

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Once festival brings huge names and rising talent to hundreds of venues across the UK this weekend. Artists and venue bosses tell us why you should get involved, and how without these gig spaces we wouldn't have Glasto acts or Oasis The post Missing Glastonbury?

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