Festival Republic planning 10,000-cap. camping pilot

The three-day event will be held in mid-June and study how to deal with Covid-19 at a festival, according to FR MD Melvin Benn

News By | 14 May 2021

Sefton Park Pilot took place on 2 May © Festival Republic

Festival Republic plans to follow up its recent Sefton Park Pilot event in Liverpool with a second test festival, this time with camping, next month.

Sefton Park Pilot, along with Tuesday’s Brit Awards one of two live music events held as part of the UK’s Events Research Programme (ERP), took place on 2 May, welcoming 5,000 fans to Sefton Park in Liverpool for a one-day music festival headlined by Blossoms.

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