Whichever way you look at it, gigs as we know them aren’t going to return anytime soon. Various plans are in motion to combat this – from drive-in concerts to virtual reality experiences – but nothing is going to compare to the sheer intensity of a heavy metal show with your mates. Speaking to Kerrang! earlier this year, Download booker and Live Nation promoter Andy Copping said as much, explaining that “socially-distanced gigs, how we know it, are impossible. “Rock gigs are all about everybody getting together – the community, the closeness – and not just the closeness of the fans, but the closeness of getting right next to the stage and close to the act. Social distancing is going to be virtually impossible for rock shows.” But don’t tell that...
