Bands are facing a double challenge of touring in the EU following Brexit and the Covid pandemic
Band Tankus the Henge negotiates touring in France, their first trip there since Brexit rules were imposed
"Half of our work is in the EU. And really it's playing in the EU which allows us to play our UK gigs," Delorean says.The tour in France started out as 15 days, but they had to cancel five because of quarantine and some people testing positive for coronavirus. "We've been working on these German dates for over a year now, and to lose them at the 11th hour is extremely frustrating," the singer says.
"In addition to this, we estimate we've lost out on £2,500 worth of merchandise sales, because the new Brexit rules mean we cannot take merchandise unless we VAT register and pay duty on every item, which we can't afford to do either. So as an estimate, the tour is £4,000 down."