US EditionPolice issue mosh pit warning ahead of Download festival in Leicestershire this weekend
- The Download Festival took place from June 13 to 15, 2025, at Donington Park, Leicestershire, hosting about 75,000 rock fans.
- Leicestershire Police reported that wearable tech like smartwatches triggered nearly 700 accidental 999 calls by mistaking mosh pit activity for collisions.
- Police advised festival-goers to disable crash detection features or switch their wearable technology to airplane mode before joining mosh pits to prevent accidental emergency calls.
- A spokesperson said each 999 call requires assessment with three outbound attempts, diverting call handlers from genuine emergencies during the festival.
- The rise in false emergency calls increased pressure on police resources and highlighted the need for continued awareness among festival-goers to manage emergency services effectively.
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The police had recommended that metal fans "disable emergency alerts" in the event of a collision to avoid drowning under the calls.
·Paris, France
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Police have told Download festivalgoers to remove their smartwatches or disable their emergency alerts, after receiving hundreds of fake calls in the past after the watches mistook moshpits for traffic accidents.
Motion-based automatic emergency call functions may be disrupted by a significant jump.
·Budapest, Hungary
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