Thousands of music fans reacted furiously after Y Not Festival in Derbyshire was cancelled on Sunday following heavy rain and wind.
The Vaccines, Friday night’s main headliners, were also cancelled at the last minute, while Saturday night’s headliners were rearranged to earlier time slots.
Y Not Festival said it would be meeting insurers to discuss refunds.
Festival-goers will be informed in the “coming days” whether they will be able to receive a refund for the event, while many took to social media to voice their anger at the organisation of the event.
Katy Bull, 31, from Belper, went to the festival in a group of eight but decided to leave on Saturday, the BBC reports.
She said that the metal plates put down to help people drive on the muddy site damaged her tyres and said none of her group had their bags searched.
“People just abandoned cars,” she said. “Yes, the weather was a factor but there were no contingency plans put in place. Glastonbury and Download deal with rain.
“People could’ve walked in with absolutely anything. I’m getting fed up with people saying it was just the rain, it was just horrendous.
“I contacted them [the organisers] straight away and told them I damaged my car and wanted reimbursing. The only response I got was they’d get back to us.”
One of the traders at the festival, Creative Intentions, posted on its Facebook page: “In spite of the chaos at Y Not Festival, Creative Intentions are rocking it. We’ve managed to keep our space dry and cosy.
“Creative Intentions wants to care for and support everyone today. We will be open for food, warmth and love. Our crew will do all we can to support and help you in light of Sunday being cancelled.”
Organisers for Y Not said in a statement on its website: “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.”
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