Festival reverses policy on controversial 'pay-to-play' contest

A student-run music festival is pulling an about-face on a policy that required local artists to sell tickets for a chance to perform in what has been compared to a “pay-to-play” scheme.
The Everybody Love Everybody Festival, which begins Friday and runs through the weekend at the University of Ottawa, announced Thursday afternoon it had changed course since announcing the “contest” last week.
“We are set to announce our very talented local artist line-up very soon