A HUGE circus tent may be erected on Morecambe Promenade to resolve the Punk Festival row.

Negotiations are currently taking place between the council, market traders and punk festival organisers over the best way forward for the 25th anniversary event.

Rather than take over the market for the weekend, bands could play at the Dome and inside a circus tent with the council making money by organising the bar concessions.

A council source said: "We're looking at ways of keeping everyone happy even though we're well within our rights to take over the market."