There are hopes the event could repair some of the economic damage caused by the pandemic
The park has previously hosted concerts by Kasabian as well as Leicester City's title celebrations in 2016Plans to stage a major two-day music festival in Leicester have been welcomed by local businesses.to put on an event at Victoria Park in the city.If approved, the festival will take place on 16 and 17 September with a capacity of 38,000 people per day.It said the festival would have two stages - one where about eight artists would perform each day whilst the other would be used for DJs.
The park has previously held concerts by Kasabian as well as Leicester City's title celebrations in 2016. Gabby Miller, from the online magazine Cool as Leicester, said: "Having something like this, bringing new people into the city, bringing people back into the city, is just a massive thing to have.Image caption,Businesses on nearby Queen's Road, in the fashionable Clarendon Park area of the city, were excited by the plans.
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