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Capacity crowd and no masks or social distancing. this weekend's download festival pilot is the latest in the government's testing of live events, and hosts the first legal mosh pit since the start of the pandemic. to be back here, it's incredible. i'll go through every guideline and jump through every hoop they want me to do get back here like this. live festivals are basically what i want to do with my spare time, and live music, so it'sjust incredible to be here again and experience that. everyone attending the festival has had to get a negative result in their lateral flow test and in thei...

Mainly among the under—25s. around a fifth of people here are that demographic. that age group are gathering together wherever they are. what they are doing here is gathering together safely because they have all been tested before they came. limits on crowd sizes at outdoor events were set to be lifted on monday, but rising infection rates have delayed that stage of the lockdown road map by a month. there will be further pilot events in the coming months to learn more about how crowds and covid safety can coexist. luxmy gopal, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris faw...

And jump through every hoop they want me to do get back here like this. live festivals are basically what i want to do with my spare time, and live music, so it'sjust incredible to be here again and experience that. everyone attending the festival has had to get a negative result in their lateral flow test and in their pcr test and fill out a questionnaire on their health online. people are going to be living on site, we are going to understand that sort of living and socialising interaction but also we're going to have a large—scale stage—type events and be able to look at the science and...

At the site, and what has been called the first moshing since covid. the event will help guide government policy. people are going to be living on site so we're going to understand that kind of living and socialising interaction, and also we're going to have large—scale stage—type events, and understand the science of things like the mosh pits. but with a recent rise in the covid infection rate, driven by the delta variant, should these events be going ahead? we'll do our best to reduce the risks. i think the question for the future is the one you ask — what level of risk are we happy to...

Here again and experience that. strict measures are in place to allow this level of freedom at the site. the event will help guide government policy. people are going to be living on site so we are going to understand that kind of living and socialising interaction and also, we are going to have a large—scale stage type event and be able to look at the science and understanding of things like the mosh pits. we do the maximum in our power at events to reduce the risk. i think the question for the future is the one that you ask is what level of risk are we happy to take with the sort of events...