Thousands attend mask-free Fatboy Slim gig in Liverpool as second nightclub trial event takes place
The Fatboy Slim gig at Liverpool s Bramley Moore Dock is part of the government s Events Research Programme
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The queue outside Bramley-Moore Dock.(Pic Andrew Teebay). (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo)
Thousands of people turned up to see Fatboy Slim at the second of two trial nightclub events in Liverpool.
Held at Bramley Moore Dock, the back-to-back nights have been the UK’s first club events in more than a year and those attending have not had to wear a face mask or stick to social distancing rules.
BBC News
By Lauren Hirst
image captionLiverpool hosted the UK s first mass-testing programme in November 2020
Events are taking place in Liverpool to test crowd safety and check what impact easing Covid-19 rules will have ahead of a full lifting of restrictions later in the year. But why is the city at the forefront of these trials and how do people feel about the city being used as a test site?
The events form part of the government s Events Research Programme (ERP), which will explore the risk of transmission and the effectiveness of measures such as ventilation and testing.
Liverpool s involvement is not the first time the city has been used to help shape national policy during the pandemic, as in November it was also selected for the mass testing trial where residents were offered regular coronavirus tests.
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BBC News
By Lauren Hirst
image captionLiverpool hosted the UK s first mass-testing programme in November 2020
Events are taking place in Liverpool to test crowd safety and check what impact easing Covid-19 rules will have ahead of a full lifting of restrictions later in the year. But why is the city at the forefront of these trials and how do people feel about the city being used as a test site?
The events form part of the government s Events Research Programme (ERP), which will explore the risk of transmission and the effectiveness of measures such as ventilation and testing.
Liverpool s involvement is not the first time the city has been used to help shape national policy during the pandemic, as in November it was also selected for the mass testing trial where residents were offered regular coronavirus tests.