‘Airport-style’ security at Wireless 2016

Metal detectors and bag/body searches mean queues look likely as the Finsbury Park festival ups its security for 2016

David Guetta performs at Wireless 2015

Everyone attending Wireless will be required to pass through “airport-style” metal detectors and undergo body and bag searches as the Live Nation festival steps up security ahead of kick-off this weekend.

The rigorous checks mirror those agreed upon by six Belgian festivals in May and may have been prompted by the revelation that Secret Garden Festival is the only UK festival with an increased police presence this year, despite warnings from the Metropolitan police that festivals are “right at…

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