{"id":14486,"date":"2018-04-28T11:25:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-28T10:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/?p=14486"},"modified":"2019-04-26T17:41:02","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T16:41:02","slug":"download-festival-2018-press-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicinleicester.co.uk\/index.php\/download-festival-2018-press-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Download Festival 2018 press day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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17th April 2018<\/h2>\n

Major improvements to Accessibility and Eco-friendliness<\/h2>\n

Download Festival 2018 web site<\/a><\/p>\n

The holy grail of UK rock music, Download Festival 2018, is nearly upon us (8-10 June, 2018), with a solid line-up to tempt old and new rockers alike, including a three-hour set by headliners Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/strong>, one of Ozzy<\/strong>‘s last live solo performances, and plenty of up and coming and unusual bands in the smaller marquees, this year\u2019s festival looks set to be a stunner.<\/p>\n

\"\" Download Festival 2017 Photo: Kevin Gaughan<\/p>\n

Music in Leicester were at the press day to get the latest news from the organisers and the people that run the show. The main changes to this year\u2019s festival will be around accessibility and reducing the festival\u2019s impact on the environment.<\/p>\n

Speaking about the latest improvements, Festival Republic\u2019s, Melvin Benn says:
\n\u201cDownload Festival is built upon an ethos of inclusivity and it\u2019s incredibly important to us that as many people as possible are able to enjoy the festival to the fullest. The appointment of accessibility ambassadors has provided us with invaluable feedback so that we\u2019re able to implement practical improvements to site that we hope will dramatically improve the experience for all. Being awarded a 4 out of 5 star Creative Green Certification is a huge milestone for Download Festival, and in this current climate I can\u2019t help but feel proud of what we are doing to protect the environment including the introduction of Greenpeace\u2019s Eco Campsite.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\" A Day to Remember at Download Festival 2017 Photo: Kevin Gaughan<\/p>\n

When asked about the re-introduction of cash at last year\u2019s festival, as opposed to pre-loading a bar-coded account with money, Melvin said \u201cLast year around 100 people, for one reason or another couldn\u2019t use the electronic system, 100 people out of the tens of thousands that came may not seem like much, but I wouldn\u2019t have liked to have been one of those 100 and so, just one person is one too many.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\" WWE NXT wrestling at Download Festival 2017 Photo: Kevin Gaughan<\/p>\n