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Ian Youngs
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“A sigh of relief.”

That’s how music fan Ben Carroll-Vickers, 19, describes the feeling of ripping off his face mask just after getting through the gates for the first “normal” gig for more than a year.

He’ll be among 5,000 people who will pack into a big top in a Liverpool park this evening – with no masks and no social distancing necessary – as part of the government’s research into how to reopen large events.

“It feels a bit surreal,” says his friend Freya Devine. “We’ve been looking forward to it for ages. I think it will be weird getting in there and being so close to people without our masks on. But yeah, I’m really, really excited.”

It is a bit surreal to see a normal festival set-up after all this time – the pricey bars, the burger vans, the rows of Portaloos (as well as the obligatory grey clouds).

One of the only signs of Covid inside the venue are the big screens inside the tent. They are showing messages like: “Want more live music? Don’t forget to take your PCR test on Friday” and “Don’t forget – as soon as you leave the event all current government rules apply – hands, face, space!”

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