North By Southwest

In this week's "North by Southwest," Nicolas Jackson attends the SOS4.8 music festival in Murica where he discusses the future of the Association of Independent Festivals. Which festivals are the big players in Europe? How is the financial crisis affecting this industry which moves billions of euros all over the world? How different are festivals in Spain and the UK? Claire O'Neill is also co-founder of the association A Greener Festival and she explains how to reduce the environmental footprint of these large-scale music events, which can attract an audience the size of a city. The first of a two-part report on the Festival Industry (20/05/13)