


"Why are download aloud it to be so loud it’s driving me crazy I hate heavy metal and rock."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." 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 test’s.Ĭrowds at the Download Festival.

One person wrote: "I was just gunna say who's playing music at this time on a school night - glad I'm away for the weekend." Another 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. One replied: "I was at Download and my family messaged the song Metallica were playing at the time they were right lol" Another resident posted online: "This is crazy. Others took to social media to report hearing the noise with some thinking it was their own neighbours blasting out 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?" 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. A force spokesperson said: “We are receiving a number of calls from residents concerned about noise from the Download Festival. Read more: Download Festival 2023 - full line-up and stages announced for 20th anniversaryĭerbyshire Police confirmed they had received a number of complaints about the noise coming from the festival in a neighbouring county. Some reported feeling their walls rattling due to the thudding music being blasted out by the acts as they performed their sets on the main stage. Locals as far away as Long Eaton, Matlock and West Hallam in Derbyshire - 15 miles away - were left angry at hearing the rock bands from their homes. Thousands of fans are expected to turn up to the four-day festival which started on Thursday (June 8) and lasts until Sunday June 11 at Donington Park in Leicestershire. Local residents close to Download Festival complained they could hear late night music "miles away" with some claiming it "rattled" walls.
