No laughing gas matter! Revellers inflate balloons as tens of thousands dance through London in protest over continued closure of UK's night clubs and music venues

• Thousands attended the FreedomToDance march organised by Save Our Scene in central London today
• Protestors were seen puffing on balloons as they walked along London's Regent Street in festival-feel crowd 
• Others were seen brandishing signs: 'Let the music play' and 'Everybody's free to feel good, but not dance'Tens of thousands turned out to party in protest against the perceived Government disregard for the live music industry during covid, in central London this afternoon. 

  Crowds blocked Regent Street during the FreedomToDance march organised by Save Our Scene, demonstrating against the ongoing covid restrictions that are keeping nightclubs and music venues closed in order to stop the spread of the virus.

  The lively protest saw open-sided trucks rigged with speakers providing a mobile club atmosphere for the punters as they poured out onto the streets without masks to protest against coronavirus restrictions on nightlife.

  Young protestors were seen puffing on balloons as they walked along in the festival-feel crowd on one of London's busiest shopping streets.   

  Others were seen brandishing signs reading 'let the music play', 'music is medicine' and 'everybody's free to feel good, but not dance'.

  

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  Protestors are seen with balloons as they take part in the Freedom to Dance Protest on Regent Street, London, this afternoon

  

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  Revellers get into the party spirit whilst out protesting for nightclubs to reopen by blasting music into crowds on Regent Street, London 

  

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  A protestors' truck is seen blaring music onto the street as hundreds crowd around in protest against the closure of the UK's nightlife and music venues

  

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  DJs performed to crowds along Londons Regents street from two huge sound systems mounted on lorries on Sunday at the Freedom to Dance protest

  

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  DJs performed to crowds along Londons Regents street from two huge sound systems mounted on lorries on Sunday at the Freedom to Dance protest

  The protests come as the UK recorded its most new coronavirus infections since early February on Saturday, and the National Health Service ran a 'grab a jab' initiative to further drive up vaccination rates.

  Government figures showed that another 18,270 people tested positive for the virus across the UK, the highest daily number since February 5.