Barclays suspends sponsorship of Download, Latitude and Isle of Wight festivals

[Neil]

https://www.theguardian.com/music/article/2024/jun/14/barclays-suspends-sponsorship-from-download-latitude-and-isle-of-wight-festivals

[onemoresolo]

I don’t know what the answer is here. There are very few (no?) companies that can afford to sponsor these events that don’t have some ethical issues. There’s a real risk of irreparably damaging our arts industry so that we can all sit at home and feel good about ourselves. At the same time, we can’t be blind to the fact that many of our arts sponsors have interests in industries and investments whose values are totally at odds with those of the artists themselves.