10,000 rock and heavy metal fans look forward to weekend of moshing without masks at Covid pilot event
Moshing is surely the final stage of the journey back to normality in a post-lockdown world. Hundreds of sweaty people slamming into each other with full body contact might not appeal to everyone, but it is impossible not to appreciate how monumental a step it is after more than a year of being told to stay two metres apart.
“After being distanced for so long, it’s going to be weird. But I’m going to be straight in there. You’ve got to throw yourself in at the deep end,” said Shay Fagan, 22, one of 10,000 rock and heavy metal fans arriving at the Download festival on Friday eager to return to the mosh pit.
