"This weekend at Reading and Leeds Festivals music fans will gather to see and hear stars like Billie Eilish, Sam Fender and the Killers perform.
For deaf audience members, the increased use of on-site sign language interpreters means the experience will be just as thrilling.
The movement, which began with volunteers at Glastonbury Festival decades ago, has slowly become an essential professional service at major festivals, including Download, Latitude, Wilderness and Wireless.
Rachel Wilkins, who'll be one of several performance interpreters this weekend, recalls there being "so many barriers" for deaf people trying to access live music when she was younger.
"There are many deaf people who absolutely love hip-hop as much as I do," she tells the BBC. "So I just couldn't believe my luck when I was able to actually interpret this music and make it accessible."
"We have great deaf audiences, huge deaf audiences who enjoy this music so much, so it's a no-brainer."
full article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66611199