Community and Social Identity at Music Festivals

This book highlights how social identity and community spirit play major roles within the festival industry. In music festivals both community spirit and social identity appear as naturally occurring by-products especially those placed in the boutique category. This research takes on a mixed methodology approach and discusses the roles that both community spirit and social identity play in the festival environment. The research topic is located within a number of academic studies including sociology psychology and the creative industries focusing more on the social rather than the psychological processes.