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10,000 fans enjoy Download festival with no face masks or social distancing

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox The organiser of a major music festival which took place without Covid restrictions this weekend insists large-scale events like his can go ahead.

Rock music festival Download made its return this weekend at Donington Park in Leicestershire with 10,000 fans in attendance - 90% fewer than the event's usual 100,000 capacity.

It is being held as one of the Government's pilot live events - meaning fans do not have to wear masks or socially distance at the festival. READ MORE: The latest coronavirus infection rates as all but two boroughs in Greater Manchester see rises Melvin Benn, the festival's organiser, insists that Download going ahead this weekend is

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