Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel says putting on WOMAD in Wiltshire is always a "gamble".

The large number of music festivals held in the UK makes the industry "tougher to survive" here than in other countries, one festival founder has said. World of Music, Arts and Dance Festival (WOMAD), which attracts acts from across the globe, was founded by former Genesis frontman Peter Gabriel and was first held in Somerset in 1982. This year it was held at Neston Park in Wiltshire. "We've always had some enthusiastic supporters, but keeping the budget under control is never easy," Gabriel told the BBC. "I think in the festival business in the UK... we've a lot more festivals than any country, I think per head of population, so it is tougher to survive." Last month WOMAD had to cancel plans to hold a festival in Glasgow for the first time. Organisers said a competitive market combined with low ticket sales meant it was no longer viable to bring the music event to Scotland. This year's festival in Wiltshire welcomed over 460 performers from 38 countries. Colombian music duo Ácido Pantera, Swedish-Danish ensemble Bitoi and singer Clara Serra López were all part of the line-up.