Festival organisers criticised over entry delays in heat

People attending a major concert criticised organisers after they were left queuing for several hours in hot weather to get in.

The BBC reports that thousands of people attended Bludfest, headlined by Yungblud, at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes on Sunday (11 August), but long waits to get in caused some to faint.

One woman who attended said she and a friend had joined the queue at 12.45pm ahead of the gates opening at 1pm. They had hoped to watch an act at 3.35pm, but were still queuing at 4.15pm.

"Many people fainted; threw up. People went home and kids were overheating," she said.

"We had been begging for water and were told we'd get it once we were in the venue… I eventually passed out and never made it into the venue."