Not only that, live recordings of podcasts from Sappenin’ and On Wednesdays We Wear Black will also be taking place on-site.Ĭopping said that these additions would “freshen up” the vibe of the festival, while Benn added that they were responding to requests from fans. We need to encourage people to act responsibly, because there is no planet for the future otherwise.”Įxtending these concerns to his other festivals, Benn also pledged that all Festival Republic events would soon be publishing charters regarding their values on “environmental issues, inclusivity and more”.Ī post shared by Download Festival after-hours, Download also this week announced plans to host entertainment in the Village until 3am with silent discos and DJ sets from rock nights including Facedown, Black Parade and Ultimate Power, as well as Radio 1’s Daniel P Carter and Zoe London. “Of course some festival fans will always leave rubbish behind, but that’s something that we continually have to push hard against. As festival organisers, we need to promote the need to do well. We’ve much more focus on people taking their waste away. He continued: “That’s an improvement in bio-fuels, getting rid of single-use plastic, having much more of a focus on upcycling, recycling and re-energising.

At Download, as with all Festival Republic events, we’re very much focussed on it.” “We had the pandemic which took people’s attention from it, as has the terrible invasion of Ukraine, but it doesn’t take away the need to focus on the environment. “It’s probably the most urgent thing that the planet is facing,” he said. Of the festival’s attention to environmental matters, Benn argued that this was “a big issue for every festival” – including the other events he runs including Latitude, Wireless and Reading & Leeds.

“People come and they’re completely loyal.

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