Components Pageant Attendees Sound Off on Social Media, Evaluating Occasion to Fyre Pageant
Components Music & Arts Pageant is making headlines after inclement climate and varied different points challenged the expertise, which some are calling a “logistical nightmare,” “disorganized,” and “unsafe” –similar to Fyre Pageant.
In its fourth yr, the “rain or shine” occasion was set to happen over September 3 – 6 within the secluded space of Lakewood, Pennsylvania. Nevertheless, storms attributable to Hurricane Ida reportedly held up transportation strategies and wait instances into the campgrounds ran as much as 16 hours.
An area supply says Components competition oversold tickets, leading to a rise in attendance that was not correctly deliberate for. Festive Owl additionally notes there have been a number of “main points” that stretched past the climate.
Campgrounds had been overflowing, vehicles had been caught within the mud — and at one level, reportedly, no meals or water was out there on website. Extra accounts are detailed here by way of Components Shit Present 2021, a public group on Fb with 3.8K members.
In accordance with buzz on social media, disgruntled attendees are planning a lawsuit towards Components Pageant.
On the flip facet, different competition goers say Components’ manufacturing was on level and enjoyable was had by many regardless of the competition’s downfalls. Whereas coming and going from the occasion proved to be troublesome, the music and other people made for a memorable expertise.
Learn the dialog beneath.
Components Pageant — I stepped away for a number of days after the madness of final week, however coming again to some absolute horror tales this weekend together with 16 hour waits to entry tenting that was full, vehicles utterly caught in mud from Ida’s rains + far more.
See feedback beneath. pic.twitter.com/jokD3MmTOk
— Festive Owl (@TheFestiveOwl) September 5, 2021
1:30pm bought on the automotive line 4:30pm was maintain hostage on this car parking zone til we lastly get in 11:30pm lol For my first competition I wasn’t anticipating this in any respect #firefest #elementsfestival Saturday and Sunday was enjoyable although they simply must get their shit collectively pic.twitter.com/Cx67RR5NLC
— Amanda De Lima (@amanditamay) September 6, 2021
In additional EDM information, attendees are actually planning a lawsuit towards Components Pageant for ready over 16+ hours to get into tenting.
— Katie ?? LL ? (@bassbutterflyyy) September 4, 2021
There’s a minor Fyre state of affairs taking place on the Components music competition in PA this weekend. Between poor logistics + harm from Ida + oversold tickets + covid points…issues aren’t going nicely.
— Alex Mizrahi (@alexmiz) September 4, 2021
Worst competition I’ve ever had the misfortune of spending cash on
— LASER_RANDY (@1900LAWYERS) September 5, 2021
Many of the experiences you’ve learn aren’t exaggerated in any respect. They despatched a whole lot of individuals in circles throughout ingress, waited in traces for 10+ hours, tenting was bursting on the seams. The one good factor I can say was that manufacturing was incredible lmfao
— nor. was banned ? (@grooovynor) September 5, 2021
The one motive parts competition wasn’t an entire fyre competition expertise was as a result of as soon as you bought within the line was nearly price it. The music actions and other people had been superior. However getting in and leaving had been nightmarish
— Saliana (@salianaaa) September 6, 2021
Components Pageant was an entire shit present logistically nonetheless the DJs threw down and introduced the fuckin music ?
— KISH (@hausofkish) September 7, 2021
Supply: WNEP | Photograph by way of Components Music & Arts Pageant