'I personally think we will all be fine once it does - and that's because of how everyone at Download reacted this weekend.

'We've all been warned about a 'new normal', a new set of unwritten rules we'll have to adhere to in society once 'Freedom Day' finally arrives on July 19. 'There was little to no hesitancy, no anxiety about bumping into someone else or standing shoulder to shoulder with them as you prepared to launch yourself into a circle pit and let go 18 months of pent up stress and anger and turn it into pure joy and happiness. 'The first thing I noticed as I looked at the merch stands on Friday and the mammoth line for the tattoo studio was how quickly society will snap back to normal after all this is over with. (Photo: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post) *MUST BYLINE* (Image: (Photo: Joseph Raynor/ Nottingham Post)) Download Pilot is a three day (18th-20th June) test event music festival held as part of the second phase of the Governments Event Research Programme. Download Pilot Festival at Donington Park, Castle Donington. A general view of the Main Stage at Download Pilot.

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