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Originally Posted by Zarley
What happened last year?
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Originally Posted by jwslam
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Last year a huge hail storm hit at about 6pm. If you all remember last summer, it hailed literally everyday during the summer. At the festival, we all saw the dark clouds approaching from the North. There was pretty much no shelter. The only shelter was whatever tiny booth tents were setup. And Max Bell Centre itself.
However someone made the decision to lock up Max Bell with all the promoters and performers inside and to lock out the attendees. I was there as guards literally pushed people away from the doors and shut them. To not have proper shelter setup, when the weather clearly forecast hail and rain, was a screw up on the organiser' part. Especially not letting anyone into a huge freakin' arena. That was just heartless. People were trying to get shelter under trees, the water tanks, outhouses, and the tiny 2 foot overhang that surrounds Max Bell.
Anyone who attends these events know how many shirtless bro-dudes show up, or girls just wearing literally bra and panties. Maybe it's because my group are all in our 30s and we actually watched the weather report. I was one of maybe 5 people who actually brought an umbrella and a rain jacket. People were out in the open as the hail hit, and all they could do was try and huddle under whatever tree had space, under water tanks, or even making human turtles out in the open. All you could hear was shirtless bro-dudes/girls in underwear high on drugs screaming/crying/wailing. It was sad, but mostly hilarious.
Also most people at these things are high, so you had a bunch of e-tards wandering around Forest Lawn looking for shelter. So many people hiding under people's balcony decks, and ripping up their signs on their lawn to use as umbrellas.
As cruel as it was for the staff to not let anyone in the arena other then staff or performers, it was even dumber on the attendees part to not dress or be prepared. It literally hailed and rained every single day for a month straight last summer. Yet people show up with little/no clothing and nothing to protect from the rain? Bunch of idiots all round.