The Latest: Singer warns UK music festival may get canceled

Singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel has warned that an international music and arts festival he co-founded in England may have to be cancelled without support from the British government

LONDON -- Singer-songwriter Peter Gabriel has warned that a music and arts festival he co-founded in England may have to be cancelled without support from the British government. The four-day Womad festival, which showcases international music, arts and dance, is scheduled to start near the town of Malmesbury on July 22, just three days after the new date when lockdown restrictions in England are set to be lifted. Though the government has expressed confidence that all remaining restrictions on social contact will be lifted on July 19, Womad organizers are clearly concerned about their financial exposure. Gabriel told BBC radio that the government should introduce “something like an insurance scheme, some sort of underwriting scheme.”