Andy Copping
The man from promoters Live Nation talks about the Download Pilot event and looks ahead.
KEVIN NIXON
It sounds like the Download Pilot at Donington Park last month was a massive success.
I’m struggling for words to describe it. Driving in on Friday morning took me back to the first time [at Monsters Of Rock at the same site] in 1980. It all flooded back. It’s hard to explain the overwhelming feeling of community.
Was there also an undercurrent of feeling a bit like a guinea pig?
Well, obviously, people had to be [covid] tested to come on site – including me, but the process was fast and easy, and the fans were more than happy to go along with it all.
Were there any cases of people testing positive and being turned away?
We haven’t had the full results of the stats back, but so far as I’m aware everybody got in okay.