Fans criticise evacuation of NSW Wine Machine event
The organisers of NSW music festival Wine Machine have responded to criticisms from festivalgoers after severe weather conditions led to the evacuation of the event
News By | 25 March 2019
Attendees of Wine Machine, an 11,000-capacity live music and wine festival in New South Wales (NSW), have criticised festival organisers following the event’s cancellation and evacuation due to severe lightning storms.
Organisers evacuated the festival site after an electrical storm hit Australia’s Hunter Valley, where the event was held. The cancellation occurred before festival headliner Hot Dub Time Machine had performed.
Festivalgoers have since criticised the way in which organisers handled the severe weather conditions, citing aggression from…