Y Not Festival 2017 Cancelled Over Weather Conditions

Woah...

Festival-goers in Britain are no strangers to a bit of mud but conditions got so bad at a music festival in Derbyshire that organisers had to take the unusual step of cancelling it.

Y Not festival, which included headliners such as Stereophonics, The Vaccines and Two Door Cinema Club, was brought to an end a day early thanks to the weather.

Posts from those at the festival before the decision was taken showed just how bad conditions were...

#YNOTfestival indoor dance tent....yes it rained a lot but no prep in the main area, camping or parking!! Bad organisation! @Beth_atron pic.twitter.com/7Wz5KUvQEy

— Rebecca Lawrence (@Becka_L1988) July 29, 2017

Just don't come here #YNOTfestival pic.twitter.com/6cYdoGFZcD

— Will Beniston (@_Muppet__) July 29, 2017

Ynot anyone? pic.twitter.com/sku8Di156i

— L-E (@Elle_Wilmot) July 29, 2017

Summing up YNOT in a pic pic.twitter.com/ep2oR8rasm

— kaylaa (@kaylaloria) July 28, 2017

New game. British Summer Music festival or WW2 POW camp? #YNOTfestival #willineverlearn pic.twitter.com/I50bjJQEtR

— DanWilliams (@DanWilliams1970) July 29, 2017

Band Clean Bandit also posted a video saying they were unable to set up their equipment properly because of torrential rain:

Wow! So much rain today that we couldn't set up our equipment and had to do a dj set/live PA, but you guys were amazing!!! @Y_Not_Festival pic.twitter.com/LpUH0KGL8W

— Clean Bandit (@cleanbandit) July 28, 2017

While The Vaccines posted an apology that their set was cancelled:

In a statement on the festival’s website, organisers said: “Unfortunately we’ve had to take the difficult decision to cancel Sunday due to the adverse weather conditions across the weekend, after consulting all the relevant authorities.

“The safety of our guests, performers and crew is our primary concern and the potential risk was too severe for Sunday to go ahead.

“We are very sorry for the disappointment and disruption caused to everyone who was looking forward to the final day of the festival. We understand that people will have questions about refunds. We will be giving all our guests further information about this over the coming days.”

Some were understanding about the decision...

We've been diverted home. Final day at Y Not cancelled. Big shame. Safety first, though. https://t.co/p6R9s9DF3c

— Paul Smith (@paulsmithmusic) July 30, 2017

People need to understand decisions to cancel Festivals aren't taken on a whim. Better that everyone's safe. Always next year! #YNOTFestival

— Sharon (@slinkysharon) July 30, 2017

But others were less than impressed with the state of affairs...

Y NOT? Well..

- Poor Organization
- Cancelled Sets
- Tent Thefts
- Abysmal Car Parking #YNOTfestival

— Jake Oxford (@jakeoxf) July 30, 2017

Nahhhh sorry but @Y_Not_Festival need to give us all a fekin refund, not even that hard to prepare for rain smh

— Noah 🌐 (@noah27butler27) July 28, 2017

Roads around the site were reportedly suffering serious congestion as people tried to leave the campsite and motorists were being asked to avoid the area. Some roads were also closed by police, according to the BBC.

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