- by Jason Gregory
- Monday, July 07, 2008
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Festivalgoers who attended the Zoo8 festival in Kent last weekend have demanded refunds after one of the events main attractions, Dizzee Rascal, pulled out at the last minute.
According to some fans, facilities at the three day festival were also below standard and improper organisation meant delays of up to five hours getting into the event.
Zoo8 opened on Friday with a headlining performance from Mark Ronson. The first day of the event was also meant to feature Rascal but the UK grime star dropped out earlier in the day.
Festivalgoer's Anger
Fans who attended Zoo8 have already to begun to vent their anger with organisers on the event's website, with one guest calling it “an absolute shambles.”
A Facebook group, entitled Boo Thousand, was also established before the event had finished, with one member calling it “the worst festival ever”.
Another member, Julia Bray, said she was concerned about her daughter's safety.
“My daughter and her friend (glasto friends) are having a nightmare time,” she wrote. “They are trying to get home now, no buses running.
“They are tired , hungry and bloody fed up . They said its been terrible, they too want a refund. HOURS OF QUEING, CAMPSITE DREADFUL, BAND DIDNT SHOW UP OR MOVED STAGES. STAFF VERY RUDE AND UNHELPFUL.”
A spokesperson for the event was not available for comment when this story went to press.
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- I\'d actually say Zoothousand was the most poorly organised event of any kind I have EVER attended. Apparently the four hour wait to get in was due to the machines not scanning the barcode on the tickets - hello, it\'s called a contingency plan. If something like that happens you let people in and suck-up the fact you\'ll end inevitably end up with some dodgy ticket holders entering.
- i didn\'t seem to have a 5 hour delay at any point and i turned up each day and went home each night? everyday i was in within 10 mins. shame about the walk from the car park, and Mr Rascal dropping out can not be the event organisiers fault.
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- Most unorganised shamble of a festival ever!!
- The complete lack of any organisation became apparent very quickly on arrival, with stewards and security having no idea where to send people and huge queues developing. There were only four toilets in the campsite, which quickly became unusable and weren’t cleaned until Sunday, and no drinking water either. There was no marshalling of the campsite and no campsite security, and all of this before you got into the arena to find the bands had started pulling out because they hadnR
- It really was very poorly run but if, like me, you didn’t really care about the Main Stage and just went straight for the Drum and Bass tent-it was awesome...
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