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DJ Craig Harrison plays to festival goers attending the Gisburne Park Pop-Up, the first purpose built socially-distanced outdoor festival in the UK, held on the Gisburne Park Estate in the village of Gisburn, near Clitheroe, northern England.
DJ Craig Harrison plays to festival goers attending the Gisburne Park Pop-Up, the first purpose built socially-distanced outdoor festival in the UK, held on the Gisburne Park Estate in the village of Gisburn, near Clitheroe, northern England.AFP via Getty Images
Ten onsite bell tents provide overnight accommodation for festival goers staying for a weekend.
Ten onsite bell tents provide overnight accommodation for festival goers staying for a weekend. AFP via Getty Images
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Drinks are delivered by wheelbarrow to festival-goers in their designated pitches. AFP via Getty Images
Festival-goers remain in their designated pitches as they attend the Gisburne Park Pop-Up.
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A festival goer makes her way to her designated pitch as she attends the Gisburne Park Pop-Up.
A festival goer makes her way to her designated pitch as she attends the Gisburne Park Pop-Up. AFP via Getty Images
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Guests book their own individual hexagonal pitch, each large enough for a social bubble of six and spaced 2.6 meters apart.
Guests book their own individual hexagonal pitch, each large enough for a social bubble of six and spaced 2.6 meters apart. AFP via Getty Images
Festival-goers remain in their designated pitches as they attend the Gisburne Park Pop-Up.
Festival-goers remain in their designated pitches as they attend the Gisburne Park Pop-Up.AFP via Getty Images
Guests book their own individual hexagonal pitch, each large enough for a social bubble of six and spaced 2.6 meters apart.
AFP via Getty Images
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Festival-goers remain in their designated pitches as they attend the Gisburne Park Pop-Up.
AFP via Getty Images
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This concert festival site goes the distance.

The United Kingdom opened the first socially distanced outdoor festival site over the weekend — with safety measures such as spaced-out lounge chairs to protect guests from spreading coronavirus.

Festival-goers book their own individual outdoor seating area, each about six feet apart and large enough for six people, at the Gisburne Park Pop-Up in the Lancashire countryside, the Evening Standard reported.

Arrivals and departures to the festival will be staggered so there’s no crowding at the entrance, and food and drinks are delivered directly to guests to prevent lines from forming at the venue, organizers said.

The festival, which will run for eight weeks, has an entertainment calendar with a mix of live DJs, film screenings, opera and family sing-alongs.

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