feedyourheadspace wrote:
If it’s at the stage that they have pander to councils and make promises in order to get a license then IMO they have SOLD OUT.
happened 10 years ago mate…
an event just won’t get a license any other way, drugs are illegal however much we disagree and that won’t change (perhaps) until a larger proportion of both our generation and the newer generation show that they can self-regulate their own personal use a bit better than at present.
The CID attend and monitor all these sorts of events (at Eastern Haze a reliable source advised me that Scotland Yard drug squad detectives were on site) and if security are too lax this is noted and fed back to the licensing committee.
I’m not knocking the overall idea of Glade as clearly people had a good time there despite all the weather and at one time (not so sure now) lots of my friends were involved in it but its just like HTID or Raverbaby or Tidy Weekender but outdoors and with more seemingly “underground” music.
All these events are subject to full scrutiny by the authorities without notice or consultation – in fact (although its fairly unlikely unless there was something like a major gang brawl) the cops could even send the riot squad in to a legal event if they so desired!
