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That, shared language helping as all get back to the things that we enjoy. and it is filling up here, the crowd is building. there will be 5000 people inside that tent with the music due to start in the next few minutes. it is quite important what happens here, even if you are not a festival gore, it could have a major bearing on what sort of live events are possible. let us have a chat with some of the people here to enjoy the entertainment. why did you want to be part of this? this enjoy the e...

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To wear the wristbands again. the simplest things, eh? the masks can come off, there will be no requirement for social distancing, and in just a few hours now, therell be 5,000 people crowded in here, finally able to enjoy live music once again. stockport band blossoms are on stage for the first time in a year. # i want to know. # since youve been gone. # have i been on your mind? there is nothing like it. singing 20,000 people playing together and i think it will blow peoples minds, really. wel...

Theyll all have to show a negative covid test, and have follow up swabs in five days time. its one of a number of pilot events, as lockdown restrictions ease. 0ur correspondent, danjohnson, sent this from sefton park. they were ready for this, after life has been emptied for so long. unmasked and ready to go! it is the first time we have been allowed out in so long. it is like they are lifting the restrictions now. and because we are going into it first and have gone out of it first. it isa it i...

More _ i am a little bit nervous but it is more just— i am a little bit nervous but it is more just like the anticipation of actually— more just like the anticipation of actually getting out there, i forgot how it _ actually getting out there, i forgot how it feels. actually getting out there, i forgot how it feels-— how it feels. what is the last year been like for _ how it feels. what is the last year been like for you, _ how it feels. what is the last year been like for you, not _ how i...

Enjoy the entertainment. why did you want to be part of this? this is really momentous, as you said. this is the first gig for a year. we like blossoms. weve been living in liverpool throughout the pandemic so it is great to be in tier 3 and be the guinea pigs. you are part of an experiment but youre here to have fun as well. yes, definitely. i love gigs and i really like blossoms as well. after so much time| of the arts being on hold, it is really nice to have this whole reopening and it is rea...

Its all part of the governments pilot scheme to see how large scale events can go ahead safely when lockdown restrictions are lifted. dan johnson reports. after a year of lockdown for live events, liverpool could now hold the key to all of us getting back out to enjoy the things we love. its hard to imagine that a bit of grass, a bit of fencing and a huge big top could be sojoyous but, gosh, it isjoyous. sefton park is the venue for this afternoons festival. the government said "we want you to d...

Monitoring how people interact, what lessons can be learned to do this safely in more cities and other venues so even if youre not lining to go to a festival, you may benefit from the scientific research going on. it is one relatively small gig for liverpool but one giant leap for live events. for liverpool but one giant leap for live events-— live events. nicely done. enoy the .|. live events. nicely done. enoy the m. what live events. nicely done. enoy the gig. what wiufi live events. nicel...

Those laws look set to be lifted in england byjune the 21st if the data around vaccines and infection rates supports it, and life will begin to feel something like it did before the pandemic. but covid will not have gone away and at the moment the government is conducting four reviews into vaccine passports and social distancing, for instance, that could well shape our behaviour for a long time to come. already some snooker fans are back in their seats but with no vaccine 100% effective it could...

Their sound this afternoon. this is a huge deal for everybody and live music, live events, who have had such a quiet year. this is the key to them getting back on stage, to getting crowds in, 5000 people will be in here later this afternoon. no masks, no social distancing. this is to test whether it is safe for us all to get back to events like this. thanks for now, danjohnson in liverpool. as covid restrictions are eased, and test events without social distancing take place — for families gri...