Weather triggers festival noise complaints
News By James Hanley | 14 July 2025
A dance music festival in the Netherlands attracted dozens of complaints after a weather phenomenon caused the sound to travel further than under normal conditions.
Boothstock took place in Rotterdam’s Kralingse Bos park on Saturday (12 July), featuring DJs such as Jamie Jones, Benwal, Mall Grab, Dennis Cruz, Michel de Hey and Benny Rodrigues.
The DCMR Environmental Protection Agency had anticipated receiving additional reports of disruption from events due to a so-called “inversion layer”.
The meteorological phenomenon – described as…
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