Peter Gabriel warns he may have to cancel WOMAD without government insurance

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Peter Gabriel has said that this year’s edition of the festival may be cancelled, unless the government offers an insurance program.All limits on social distancing and crowd capacities were due to be lifted on June 21, however Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced earlier this week (June 14) that this will now not take place until July 19 due to the spread of new COVID-19 variants.

WOMAD is set to begin just three days later on July 22, with Anoushka Shankar, Jordan Rakei, Nitin Sawhney and The Comet Is Coming due to headline.Speaking to BBC Radio 4‘s Today, Gabriel said that unless insurance is offered, the delay leaves this year’s event in peril.Festivals 2021: "We're not asking for handouts, we're asking for security"Peter Gabriel,.