Electric Picnic Kept DJ on Stage Despite Overcrowding Warnings
Festival Republic kept English DJ Duke Dumont on a smaller stage at Electric Picnic despite warnings of potential overcrowding, according to records released under Freedom of Information.
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Electric Picnic organizers proceeded with English DJ Duke Dumont's performance on the 16,720-capacity Electric Arena stage despite knowing hours in advance about potential significant overcrowding, The Journal reported. [1]
Emails seen by The Journal show that local council officials wanted to move the performance to the larger outdoor Main Stage on Saturday night. Festival Republic received permission to make the change because it expected huge crowds, but the company kept the performance at the Electric Arena tent. [1]
Organizers were later forced to issue multiple notifications asking festival-goers not to approach the tent after it reached full capacity, according to Freedom of Information records obtained by The Journal. [1]
Electric Picnic is an annual arts and music festival staged since 2004 at Stradbally Hall in Stradbally, County Laois, Ireland. The event has expanded into the largest outdoor event in Ireland, attracting up to 80,000 daily visitors by 2025 across multiple stages. [2][3]
In short
- Organizers knew hours in advance about potential overcrowding at Duke Dumont's Electric Picnic gig.
- Council officials wanted to move the DJ to the larger Main Stage, but organizers kept him on the 16,720-capacity stage.
- Multiple notifications were issued asking attendees to avoid the tent after it reached capacity.
Sources
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- [1]Electric Picnic kept DJ on same stage despite knowing about 'potential overcrowding' in advanceThe Journal, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Electric Picnic on Wikipedia
- [3]Electric Picnic on Grokipedia
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