Nick Rushton says changes need to be made after this year's event caused severe traffic delays.
By Amy Phipps & East Midlands TodayA council boss has warned that the Download Festival could be under threat if lessons are not learned from this year's traffic issues.
Nick Rushton said it was an "absolute disaster" with the worst queues he had seen in the festival's history.Mr Rushton - the leader of Leicestershire County Council - said: "Donington are pretty good operators but they really messed up big time this time. "Hundreds of people emailed me from their cars, phoned me from their cars, people trying to get to the airport - 600 people actually missed flights - it was an absolute disaster."
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