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The local authority says it will be working hard over the next few weeks to develop the plans.

And it hopes to be able to announce full details by the spring.

The festival would be the successor to Mayfest, which collapsed in debt five years ago when the council stopped its funding for the event.

Mayfest was originally based around the traditional Mayday workers' holiday - but many said that it had lost its way in its final years.

Arts journalist Siobhon Synnot said that Glasgow could support an arts festival - but that October would be the wrong time of year.

"Arts festivals tend not to flourish in the cold, and we have already had the Edinburgh Festival," she said.

"And there is a very good reason why most festivals in October usually involve beer rather than arts."