BOSTON – Boston is calling is responding to complaints that a packed crowd on the final day of the three-day music festival created an “unsafe” situation for fans in Allston.
The festival said in a statement on Tuesday that it wanted to “acknowledge Sunday’s feedback.”
“Although attendance numbers were several thousand lower than the venue’s official capacity rating, we never want anyone to feel uncomfortable or unsafe during the show,” the festival said. “We will continue to work with government officials and our operations team to improve the experience and layout and ultimately create a better environment for everyone.”
Sunday queue up featuring headliners The Killers and Hozier, along with several other popular acts including Chappell Roan, Megan Thee Stallion and The Revivalists.
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A drone video of Roan’s set shows shared by the festival shows a sea of people at the Harvard Athletic Complex.
“Too busy”
“I thought I was going to get trampled to death in this crowd,” reads one of the top comments on the video. “Unsafe and too busy for this area.”
Margot Lee, a participant who contacted WBZ-TV, said the audience situation during Hozier’s set was “dangerous.”
“Someone near us got sick and the whole crowd started rushing and pushing against each other to get away and give the girl space. The problem was they had nowhere to go,” Lee said. “When we tried to leave we were stuck, along with the thousands of people around us.”
The festival’s statement on Tuesday failed to stop criticism on social media.
“People were not safe on Sunday and if that is your capacity you need to lower it,” one person wrote. “Take responsibility.”
