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Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

The weather and the venue let the event down. In view that weather warnings it was still a mud pit. Trying to push wheelchairs through the mud was not great. Cleaning stations and accessible toilets would have helped improve, unless I went to the medical tent each time I needed to change my teenagers pad, this meant a trek through the crowds and mud., so we left so we could do this. Having some areas with plastic down to walk on was great but needed a set path around the venue. The disabled area was not manned and became a free for all. Car park directions were non existent. We entered one car park area and then was told this was not the correct area. Then told yes we could park there. I paid for parking and at no time I was there did anyone check that I had paid for parking!!!!! Host was very awesome and very polite, professional in all he did. A gentleman as we went through checkin was very helpful and said ask if need anything... but we didn't really see anyone to ask for help. Security as we were leaving helped us by opening an area for us leave quicker and offered us ponchos. Yes we know it was a festival. Having a shelter for the disabled area would have made the experience more enjoyable. As it had become a mud pit the day before (drums and base event)., some way of making the event more accessible for all would have helped.

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Review of Sunbourne Festival x Tranzmission x Garage Nation @ Hainault

For the last one to be there , I was expecting it be out of this world .. it let myself and my best friend down.
We have been going there every year but what happened with the Dj's and Mc's - No offence to the ones that were there but it just wasn't at all great . I went to dance with the music but we either was sitting down or walking round from the drum n bass section or to the the marquee which had garage going ?!?!
The over expensive drinks were diabolical- one round cost us £37 the next exact round cost £32 work that out - bottles of water £3 how can you justify that?
Speaking with people there it just wasn't good enough .. Where was Slipmatt , Nickey black market , RatPack etc ?
Just wasted my money , the only thing that brought smiles was the get up n go outfits that people were wearing .. 😞

Review of AWOL at Tranzmission 2024

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Majority of the music was played by a DJ, not really what I paid for also 8 pounds for a can of beer is insane, complete rip off

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Badly organised been to mayday festivals and this was the worst nobody checked my parking ticket so didn't need to pay in my eyes, loads of police presence, smell of w**d everywhere and VIP area well was shocking

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Review of Garage Nation @ Sunbourne Festival Hainault

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Not enough choice with food and drink prices way over the top £6 for awful greasy chips and £17 for half bottle of wine even had my tiny pkt of chewing gum taken off me at the entrance - ridiculous!! Would definitely not bother in future

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

rearly enjoyed my day at the event but only bad thing was that the beer was so expensive and only had one choice of beer

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Left at 8.30 paid for VIP they stuck a fence round a corner of a field you couldn't see the stage absolutely filthy portaloos everyone aloud to walk in and out ending up sitting outside just to see the artists totally bloody ripped off with VIP

Review of Garage Nation @ Sunbourne Festival Hainault

I went with a friend and we had a great day, we also when lest year too but we both said that this year was way better than last year, the music set up with better, the bar area was better than last year, less time queuing for drinks which meant we could get more drinks and it was a shame that this is going to be the last one here, I would personally rethink about making it the last one here at this venue.

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

I really enjoyed it venue was good nice atmosphere and good price. Wish we could have taken food and drinks with us. As water was expensive.

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Tickets were great price, drinks were really overpriced

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

Throwing my water away at the entrance so I'm forced to buy wildly inflated prices for drinks was criminal, I'm diabetic and she nearly threw away my sugar drink which is critical, not happy, also the greater part of in front of stage was cordoned of due to being boggy so we were all squashed in, we left way before the main events so very disappointed

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

I felt the event was a success and toilet , bar, food facilities was spot on and didn't have cue to long so superb .

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

VIP experience was a rip off

Review of South East Soul, Reggae & Ska Festival

great atmosphere, good music , well run ,prices for food and drinks expensive