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Prime Minister Boris Johnson's 'Freedom Day' ending over a year of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions in England was marred by surging infections, warnings of supermarket shortages and his own forced self-isolation.
Clubbers flocked on Monday to the first live music events without restrictions since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The government reopened nightclubs and dropped almost all coronavirus measures in England in a bet that mass vaccinations will prevent another deadly wave of COVID-19.
"I have not been allowed to dance for like what seems like forever," said Georgia Pike, 31, at the Oval Space in Hackney, east London. "I want to dance, I want to hear live music, I want the vibe of being at a gig, of being around other people."