Sees fall in acts from US and Europe

the programme by around 20 per cent.

“If we were to consider bringing in a high-profile American artist with a band – we might have been able to afford that based on the box office return, but the drop in value of sterling against the dollar has pushed it over the edge in terms of what we can afford.

“We would definitely engaged with more big European artists, particularly from the Celtic regions, but we can’t really afford to now. These [decisions] are as a result of Brexit, that’s the reality.

“But a bigger concern coming down the line is about the free movement of musicians and multi-european [country] funded applications.

“I’m certainly aware of conversations with European arts organisations who are keen to get involved with projects where they have said, ‘Can we try to get this done now because after Brexit we won’t be able to put funds into this if there are Scottish artists involved?’

“That to me is one of the first nails in the coffin. These are the kind of things that haven’t really been thought out.

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