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The horror!

Sarcasm aside, I doubt you'll elicit any sympathy from the working class Brexit voters because elite artists are inconvenienced. Those I know are happy with the outcome even knowing the current disruptions.

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It's not just elite artists though. I know plenty of small folk artists that tour Europe regularly as there's plenty of interest over there. Usually they can chain a few festivals across the Netherlands, Belgium, and France with smaller gigs as well. These are people who already survive on an extremely low margin of profitability, and every single one voted against brexit. And it's not like the UK is going to magically replace that income, what with the collapse of half the smaller festivals due to covid.

The elite artists aren’t having trouble. It’s the tiny bands making $1k a gig at little venues that get hurt here.

It's literally going to hurt the future of music/art that has working class roots more than it will that of people who can afford to go longer without making money before finding success.

To frame it like the person you replied to did, as working class people vs. elite artists, is incredibly shortsighted.

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