Drivers and revellers warned with traffic already queuing on roads around Derbyshire’s Y Not festival site

By Tom Hardwick
Published 27th Jul 2023, 11:34 BST
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Derbyshire’s biggest music festival gets underway today – and traffic is already building in the area around the Y Not site.

Traffic monitoring site Inrix has reported that congestion is growing on the routes around Mouldridge Lane at Pikehall – where the Y Not festival is starting today.

Vehicles are already queuing on roads approaching the festival. Those travelling to Y Not today are Thursday upgrade ticket holders – paying £40 extra for early access and bands including Bombay Bicycle Club, Circa Waves and The Blinders.

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With many more attendees set to arrive at the site tomorrow, congestion is likely again throughout the day.

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Traffic monitoring site Inrix has reported that congestion is growing on the routes around Mouldridge Lane at Pikehall – where the Y Not festival is starting today.Traffic monitoring site Inrix has reported that congestion is growing on the routes around Mouldridge Lane at Pikehall – where the Y Not festival is starting today.
Traffic monitoring site Inrix has reported that congestion is growing on the routes around Mouldridge Lane at Pikehall – where the Y Not festival is starting today.

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Friday will see performances from headliners Royal Blood, and the likes of The Wombats and The Pigeon Detectives. Revellers will be treated to sets from Kasabian and James on Saturday, before the festival closes on Sunday after performances from DMA’S, The Charlatans and Paul Weller.

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