“Event organisers are now under more pressure than ever before to provide the best possible experience”
Being hailed as “Fyre Festival 2.0”, another festival fell victim to its lack of preparation late last month.
Excessive queues, poor sound system and sub-par quality food plagued Australia’s Wine Machine festival throughout the day, and to top it off, an electric thunderstorm plunged the event into chaos.
Of course, you can never control the weather, but festivals of this scale must be prepared with a contingency plan when the heavens open. So, why do organisers keep getting it wrong?…
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Following the chaos of Fyre and Wine Machine, Timebased Events creative director Richard Dodgson discusses the tips needed to successfully execute a large scale festival
Comment 8 April 2019