'Each year, we work with the festival organisers to set noise limits to ensure disruption is kept to a minimum. One unsympathetic person replied: 'Imagine living close by to a race track and an airport but crying into your cereal about a bit of music.'įestival organisers have already had to apologise for traffic experienced by festival-goers on the surrounding roads and M1 motorway as they travelled to the event.Ĭouncillor Michael Wyatt said: 'Although noise limits are in place, we expect some people who live nearby to be able to hear noise from the event. While another put: 'I really don't understand how download can be this loud that many miles away, cricket ground have to have noise reduction tests.'Ī post on the Spotted Long Eaton Facebook page said: 'This is ridiculous, Download festival is 6 miles away and the thudding is unreal and still a working day tomorrow.' Free gig I suppose.'įestival organisers have already had to apologise for traffic experienced by festival-goers on the surrounding roads and M1 motorway as they travelled to the eventĪnother complained: 'Lying in bed trying to get some sleep and all I can hear is awful heavy metal s***e.' My walls are rattling during the Metallica set. Others took to social media to report hearing the noise with some thinking it was their own neighbours blasting loud music.Ī Kirk Hallam resident posted: 'Is it Download you can hear around Kirk Hallam this evening, or is it someone living out their rock and roll dreams on the back garden?'Īnother wrote: 'This is crazy. 'We're not able to help with concerns about noise, but North West Leicestershire District Council have provided information around what residents can expect, and what to do if you feel you are experiencing unreasonable noise levels.' 'Download Festival is an annual music event held at Donington Park near Castle Donington in Leicestershire. Some reported their walls rattling from the music being blasted out by the acts as they performed their sets, while others dismissed the complaints as coming from 'Karens'ĭerbyshire Police confirmed it had received a number of complaints about the noise coming from the festival in a neighbouring county.Ī force spokesperson said: 'We are receiving a number of calls from residents concerned about noise from the Download Festival.
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