UK festival pilot builds hope for reopening
A second greenfield pilot show is in the works after last night's Sefton Park Pilot, which it is hoped will provide a blueprint for summer 2021
News By | 3 May 2021
A successful outcome from yesterday’s 5,000-person Sefton Park Pilot in Liverpool will provide a lifeline to the entire UK live music business by proving that festivals can go ahead safely with no social distancing this summer, organiser Melvin Benn has said.
Featuring music from Zuzu, the Lathums and Blossoms, the one-day music festival took place on 2 May as part of the British government’s Events Research Programme (ERP), following two 3,000-person club nights, dubbed The First Dance, held…
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