It's music festival season. Seattle's own Bumbershoot is just days away. But music festivals across the country are on shaky financial ground, and their futures could be in trouble.

Over the past few years, dozens of small festivals have been canceled, and even the biggest ones are showing some signs of softening demand. 

On today's episode, why is it so hard for this generation of music festivals to find their rhythm?

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