We Out Here festival programmes a diverse line-up of jazz-inflected music

We Out Here festival programmes a line-up of jazz-inflected music. Its diversity is exciting, says Adam Bloodworth

Over fifty festivals have shuttered in the past year . Shockingly, turning a patch of rural grass into a temporary metropolis for the weekend doesn’t chime well with the cost of living crisis. For a midsize event, upfront fees can go north of four million before the gates have even opened. But We Out Here, an independent festival in Dorset and the coolest on the scene right now, was one of a handful to join the ranks of Glastonbury in selling out this summer. Perhaps it’s even making money. What’s its secret? Exceptional music programming. As founder and BBC Radio 6 Music DJ Gilles Peterson yelled

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