A critical shortage of both equipment and crew has left organisers scrambling to prepare for summer events
Over the past year, the traditional sounds of the festival summer – the drone of guitar feedback, the smack of drumstick on snare – have been silenced by the pandemic.
On Friday, they’ll finally be blowing the dust off the amps at Donington Park, where 10,000 people will be rocking and camping at the Download pilot – an event the industry hopes will herald the return of live music.
