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In an age of ever more vulgar capitalism, this year’s Roskilde Festival proved important for entirely new reasons. And with that significance comes a responsibility the festival must do a better job of safeguarding, Music Editor Simon Lund writes in this commentary.

The Roskilde Festival is under threat – and we should take it seriously

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Det føles underligt, at skrive det, men Roskilde Festival er truet. Og det skal vi tage alvorligt.

Det føles især underligt at skrive, når man nu sidder her lørdag aften og stadig har røg ud af ørerne fra en uges galimatias med 130.000 andre mennesker. Men...

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