The UK’s large Obtain Competition skilled a couple of bumps within the highway this previous weekend. Not solely was it affected by some wet climate, which left the grounds tremendous muddy, an obvious meals poisoning epidemic sickened a whole lot of followers.
Obtain Competition passed off June Thirteenth-Fifteenth at Donington Park, with Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, Limp Bizkit, The Offspring, and extra among the many dozens of bands on the three-day lineup.
The location Meals Poisoning Information experiences that as many as 500 individuals have been contaminated with signs of nausea, diarrhea, abdomen cramps, and fever, with some festivalgoers utilizing buckets as makeshift bathrooms.
The outbreak wasn’t simply restricted to the followers, as Sean Smith, the frontman of the band The Raiders, reported by way of X/Twitter, “Bought meals poisoning. Been sick ALL evening. … I’ve received to go to hospital to be placed on an IV apparently.”
In line with Leicester Mercury, two meals venders on the competition have been shut down as a result of well being violations. The BBC spoke with a well being official, who stated an investigation is underway.
“We labored with the occasion organizer to analyze two meals distributors, each of which have been closed by the occasion organizer over the course of the weekend,” acknowledged well being officer Paul Sanders. “We’re conscious of experiences of individuals feeling unwell and can proceed to analyze. Anybody persevering with to really feel unwell following the Obtain Competition ought to contact their GP within the first occasion.”
A spokesperson for promoter Dwell Nation remarked, “Two distributors have been closed and faraway from the location as they failed to fulfill the requirements of Surroundings Well being and the native authority. Obtain Competition operates a sturdy 24-hour welfare operation together with workers and welfare tents to help unwell clients all through the location.”
As talked about, the competition additionally skilled a very good quantity of pouring rain, turning the grounds right into a sea of mud. Video footage shared by Pantera and others could be seen under.
We had a good time at present at Obtain! Right here’s a glimpse of our efficiency. Hope you guys had enjoyable within the mud 🤘🏻
📹: @metaldavemedia #pantera #downloadfestival #castledonington pic.twitter.com/UBZrqluOcP
— Pantera (@Pantera) June 15, 2024
Our first Obtain mud angel 😇 #DLXXI pic.twitter.com/mNVKCeUGuK
— Planet Rock (@PlanetRockRadio) June 16, 2024
The bottom at @DownloadFest is actually sludge at this stage! We’re all simply mud individuals now! #Obtain #Download2024 #Download24 #DownloadXXI pic.twitter.com/ryXoWOlHEH
— Fran Foley Winston (@Celticpussycat) June 15, 2024