Should i go to a festival

If you do not want to use this, then you will not be able to gain entry to the festival and may not be given a refund. If you develop any of the three key COVID symptoms while at a festival, you should put on a face mask, notify people you are attending with and make arrangements to travel home as soon as possible.

You should avoid any unnecessary contact with other people. When you get home you should book a free PCR test and isolate until you receive a negative result. If you feel too unwell to travel or need urgent medical attention, please speak to a steward or go to the nearest medical tent. Make sure you are wearing a mask. Instead they have any of the following symptoms:. You do not have to isolate while you wait for the results.

In line with current UK Government guidelines, it is not mandatory to wear a mask in most situations at festivals. There are some circumstances in which you would still be required to wear a mask, for example if you attend the medical tent.

For this reason you should bring one along and keep it with you just in case. If you feel comfortable it is a good idea to wear one in situations where you are in close proximity to other people, for example when standing in a large crowd or queueing for entry. Many people will still feel more comfortable wearing masks and this should be welcomed and respected. The current UK Government guidelines state that party goers do not need to maintain social distancing at events. However, one of the ways we can help stop the spread of COVID is to try and stay socially distanced wherever possible.

Many people will still feel more comfortable choosing their own level of social-distancing and this should be respected. Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of germs. Most festivals will have increased provision to allow for customers to wash their hands more often. You should:. When soap and water are not readily available, you should regularly use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

That said, some events may still be using the NHS test and trace system so you should check on your event website whether you will need to check in or leave details in advance to support the test and trace system. Whilst you might not be entitled to a refund, each festival will have their own policies on refunds or ticket transfers and you should visit your event website for more details.

Some events may offer Ticket Plan Insurance that will ensure you get a refund if you cannot attend due to self-isolating. When you come home from your festival, as a precaution, you should take a free lateral flow test. If you test positive you should book a free PCR test , isolate in line with UK Government guidelines and inform anyone you were attending with.

All festivals have slightly different rules. However, the Nosworthy family have since announced a special, one-day event on 7 August, to put "a little bit of Nozstock magic in your life". Headlined by Dub Pistols, it will see 1, people welcomed onto the farm, with overnight camping. A brand new festival for 10, people in the "enchanted realm" of Hightown, near Liverpool, One In The Woods focuses on dance, techno and drum and bass. Originally scheduled for July, organisers swiftly booked new dates for August as soon as the government delayed the end of lockdown restrictions.

Another festival that's shifted from June to September to minimise the chance of cancellation, Parklife says it is confident it'll be able to host 80, fans at Heaton Park this autumn.

You cannot create that atmosphere at a socially distanced event. The event's line-up is due to be announced on 23 March. This year, as the venue celebrates its th birthday, organisers will stage six weeks of concerts, with full-capacity audiences. The season will open with Vaughan Williams' Serenade To Music, described as "a love song to music and musicians" after a year of lockdown. Other highlights include a family concert featuring all seven of the talented Kanneh-Mason siblings; and a season dedicated to Stravinsky, on the 50th anniversary of his death.

The dual-site festival is due to take place on August bank holiday, by which stage most adults will have had their first Covid vaccination, and many will have had their second shot. Benn said that, on that front, Prime Minister Boris Johnson had "got it right". And I think there's going to be , young people holding his feet to the fire on that position as well. After cancelling in , Rewind said it had started "planning with confidence" for after the UK government revealed its four-step process for emerging from lockdown.

The Perth leg of the festival was cancelled in April, based on guidance from the Scottish Parliament, but the two English concerts will go ahead as planned. Organisers said they have plans in place for a "Covid-safe festival, including a refreshed line-up, to celebrate the best of British-based folk artists".

They added: "We have elected for outside stages and more outdoor activities, to ensure we can meet any possible Covid-related regulations that might be in place by August Bank Holiday.

Usually kicking off the summer festival season, Slam Dunk Festival organisers have made the decision to push back their event from its usual May bank holiday weekend. One of about 25 music festivals to receive funds from the government's Cultural Recovery Fun, Solfest will return to the Cumbrian coastline over August bank holiday weekend "with no social distancing measures in place".

If the worst comes to the worst, tickets will carry over to next year. The festival will return in , and many artists - including Becky Hill, Belinda Carlisle, Sleeper and The Selecter - have confirmed they will return.

Celebrating its 16th year, the independent festival announced its line-up on 4 March, and reaffirmed it was going ahead on 29 July. Trenchard said he was confident the festival could take place after Prime Minister Boris Johnson said England was "very likely" to emerge from Covid restrictions on 19 July. However, he also called on Johnson to provide more support to the live music sector, saying: "Now is the time for government to go beyond words of confidence and finally step forward with the long called-for government-backed insurance for the festival sector.

Coming at the tail end of festival season, Norfolk's "bass and pop" festival looks more hopeful than most - and has already sold out. Pale Waves, and Holly Humberstone. Taking place less than a mile from Sheffield's city centre, Tramlines has transcended its roots as a free event to become one of the biggest festivals in the north of England.

The edition has been given permission to take place as part of the government's Events Research Programme, with a full capacity of 40, people.

There will be no compulsory social distancing or masks inside the event - but fans will have to provide proof of a negative Covid test, or that they have had two doses of a vaccine. Originally scheduled for July, the Scottish festival was pushed back to September in late March.

Festival boss Geoff Ellis explained the date change was down to "a combination of the timetable to exit lockdown and the preparation time needed to put on an event of TRNSMT's scale".

But he was optimistic, saying the delay "gives us the opportunity to put on the best festival we can for our fans after such a long time without any live music", and added: "We will, of course, work with all relevant authorities to ensure we follow any guidelines that may be in place in September. But after the government delayed the end to lockdown, organisers took the difficult decision to cancel for a second year running. Tickets for the festival will be automatically rolled over to , but refunds will be available.

Once described as " the best thing to come out of Southsea since Peter Sellers ", the Victorious Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in Most of the bands who were due to play in are back on the bill this year, with Craig David, Supergrass and Rag 'N' Bone Man joining the headliners. Set in the picturesque, acre Cornbury Park, Wilderness festival offers a diverse line-up of music, theatre, comedy, forest bicycle rides, pop-up dining and even "paddleboard yoga".

Wireless, which started out as a nuts-and-bolts indie rock festival in has, in recent years, transformed into the UK's biggest showcase for hip-hop and grime. This year's event has been moved back by two months, with organisers saying "early July was too much of a worry for us in the government's timing out of lockdown". The new dates mean the festival has had to move out of its home in Finsbury Park to a new venue.

Just days before taking the decision to cancel, Gabriel had warned the festival was without a government-backed insurance scheme. Organisers of the 15,capacity festival had secured their "biggest line-up yet" in with acts like Manic Street Preachers, Jade Bird, Kelis and Sigala joining the headliners. But after "gritting out teeth" and working through the delay to lockdown, they finally took the decision to delay the event on 1 July. All tickets will roll over to , with the festival pencilled in for July.

All information was correct at the time of writing. Advice on public gatherings and Covid-related safety guidelines may change, and could affect the prospects of many events. If you have a story suggestion email entertainment. Festivals could be 'as safe as Sainsbury's'.

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The festival says it will return in August Camp Bestival - ON. Creamfields - ON. Download - Scaled back. The year-old from Swansea was supposed to go to Reading again, and had other live gigs planned over the next few weeks - but she's sold all her tickets. Along with the possible effects of Covid, McKenzie is also worried about missing the start of her first term at university if she has to self-isolate. Obviously there are people who aren't as scared as me as they bought tickets, but it seems to be the best decision to make for me.

I don't know if it's anxiety about Covid or the stress of missing out on experiencing things [like uni], but now I've been really holding back. Listen to Newsbeat live at and weekdays - or listen back here.

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