Years ago, I'd played King's Field (USA), but none of the others, so I started with King's Field (Jap), then tried to play the US version of King's Field II, the version that I'd played all those years ago, but I found myself disliking the changes in the control setup for the American version. They've put an extra day of music on this year but kept the five-day entry day the same as before so all 100,000 people are turning up at once.Last year, I'd decided that I wanted the full King's Field experience. “I’ve been doing Download for 10 years and it's by far the worst I've seen it. It's like they haven't planned for anyone coming by car at all. "There are people driving the wrong way up roundabouts and people wandering along the dual carriageway, peeing openly. "The jam started at 10.50am on the M1 at J24 and I've managed to do 1.1 miles in three-and-a-half hours and I'm still not at the festival site. Speaking to Yorkshire Live, the man, who asked not to be named, said: “I'm sitting in standstill traffic near Download Festival. With so many rockers heading to the venue close to the Derbyshire border, motorists faced big delays on the M1, A50 and A42 yesterday, with some buses running up to three hours late. The festival is sold out with 100,000 people expected to attend the mammoth four-day event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Download. The campsites and campervan field for the annual rock festival opened at 12pm on Wednesday with the entertainment starting today (Thursday, June 8) and running until Sunday night (June 11). The disgruntled man, who travelled to Donington Park from Leeds, said he faced long delays near the A453, just off the M1, by the Moto services yesterday (Wednesday, June 7). ![]() New campsite for toddlers at Download Festival 2023ĭownload Festival fan stuck in 'worst traffic ever' on the way to Castle DoningtonĪ rock music fan says he was stuck in a three-and-a-half-hour traffic jam on his way to Download Festival. The biggest events taking place in Derbyshire in 2023 Want to make sure you don't miss another big event, shop, restaurant or bar opening? Sign up for the free Derbyshire Live What's On newsletter here. We urge road users to ONLY follow the official travel advice from can follow our live blog below for traffic and travel updates: We have been working continuously since first reports this morning with the local authority and transport agencies to minimise these delays. ![]() He said: “We apologise for the delays for customers coming on site today. READ MORE: Download Festival 2023 adds 44 new bands to 20th anniversary line-upĭownload Festival manager John Probyn has apologised for Wednesday's long delays. In an update on Friday morning, traffic monitoring service Inrix said: "Slow traffic and delays expected due to Download Festival on roads around Donington Park." The campsites and campervan field for the annual rock festival opened at 12pm on Wednesday with the entertainment running until Sunday night (June 11). The festival is sold-out with 100,000 people expected to attend the mammoth four-day event to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Download. Delays of up to three-and-a-half hours affected festival goers travelling to the site. It comes after motorists faced big delays on the M1, A50 and A42 on Thursday, with some buses running up to three hours late. Motorists are being warned to expect delays again on day two of the Download Festival (Friday, June 9).
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