Events are either on HDFK site (breakcore) or Dontstayin (trance, hardstyle , hard house)
Festival Pier has been around for years (since the 1950s?) – the sand was put there by the council for the benefit of working class families who couldn’t afford the train fare to places like Margate or Southend. Its mentioned in a book about the history of the Thames I have at home – I’ll see if I can find the info about it this evening.
I think a number of different crews are putting on these events; although I’d make the most of it whilst you can.
They are semi-legal inasmuch that L.B Lambeth may have the overall license for the festival pier area; although the area itself may come under jurisdiction of the Port of London authority.
In other words they are only tolerated because no ones worked out yet how to stop these events; and the more pragmatic people in authority may have realised that its better these events happen relatively out in the open where there is access for the blue lights, and are time-limited by the incoming tide which prevents excessive noise nuisance!
One plus point of the area being in full public view is that robbers etc are less likely to attack as there is probably CCTV watching the whole area as well
Provided no one accidentally drowns, catches Weils disease or is robbed and dumped in the river; there should not be any major problems.
That said like with any public area (Ridgeway, Thetford Forest etc) if too many crews rinse the place events there won’t be tolerated for long.
