One of the organisers at this year's Download Festival, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a four-day long event at Donington Park, has said the music is "no louder than in previous years". Festival booker Andy Copping said he thinks it could instead be down to weather conditions.
His remarks come after dozens of people took to social media over the past few days to comment on being able to hear headliners Metallica, who played both Thursday and Saturday nights, from as far away as 20 miles as the crow flies. People in places such as Ilkeston, Chilwell, Long Eaton and Stapleford all varyingly expressed their delight at being able to hear hits like Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Matters - but others weren't quite so impressed if they were trying to get to sleep.
Various theories have been put forward about why the music seems so loud at this year's events, including a new and improved sound system by Metallica, but Mr Copping said nothing had changed as regards the decibel level, reports Derbyshire Live. He said: "It's unfortunate, we do have complaints and remarks year in and year out, but this year has been no louder than in previous years. We have the local authority here and also a company that tests our decibel levels and we are at what we are allowed to be at.
