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Brockwell Park music festivals to go ahead despite successful legal challenge

South London park will host events including Field Day and Mighty Hoopla despite last week’s high court ruling

The campaign reached the high court, which examined whether Lambeth council was right to assert that the planned use of the land was lawful, given that the 37-day duration of the festivals exceeded the 28 days allowed for a temporary change of use. After the high court judgment, Night Time Industries Association chief Michael Kill said: “The supply chain, from staging and lighting companies to local food and drink vendors, would suffer heavy financial losses,” and added that “these events are not just concerts – they are vital social experiences that form part of the cultural fabric of people’s lives”. Campaigners wrote an open letter stating that “the festival is now implicated in the crimes against humanity of apartheid and genocide”, and called on Field Day to “publicly distance itself from KKR”.

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