Glastonbury urged to improve crowd control
The local council has made a series of recommendations following concerns over overcrowding and noise complaints at the 2022 festival
News By James Hanley | 25 November 2022
The UK’s Glastonbury festival has been told to improve crowd control following concerns of overcrowding at this year’s event. ITV reports that festival-goers complained of crowds being “unsafe” while some residents said the noise was the worst they’d ever experienced.
Mendip District Council, which is responsible for granting the licence for the 210,000-cap festival, discussed complaints from local residents and attendees at a scrutiny board meeting earlier this week. It described the 2022 edition – which welcomed…