Splendour Punters Are Now Bogged In The Mud While Desperately Trying To Leave Festival Grounds
One festival goer estimated that around 50 percent of cars would need to be towed.
After days of mud, music, and chaos at Splendour In The Grass over the weekend, festival campers have now been struck with another problem: actually getting out of the campgrounds.
Thousands of festival goers waited hours to enter the festival on Thursday and Friday, as heavy rain and staff shortages wreaked havoc on the beloved event, but now they’re struggling to get their bogged vehicles out of the North Byron Parklands.
While the first day of the festival was unfortunately cancelled due to weather concerns, days two and three went ahead relatively smoothly with artists like Jack Harlow and Tyler, The Creator performing at the newly titled Splendour In The Mud.
It’s official! SPLENDOUR IN THE MUD!#SITG #splendourinthegrass #splendourinthemud #splendour pic.twitter.com/yt8xLAlmHd
— Leon Sjogren (@Leonsjogren) July 24, 2022
But unfortunately, where there is mud, bogged cars are sure to follow. Festival goers have reportedly been working together to get their vehicles out of the mud and on the road as thousands exit the two camping grounds.
One attendee, Ewan Roxborgh, told ABC News that he estimated “50 percent of the cars [at the North Byron Parklands] are going to need to be pushed out”.
@nathanielkirkham0 #waitingforamate #waitingforamate #bogged #bogged #upthezd30 ♬ original sound – Nathaniel Kirkham
Junkee understands that festival organisers have brought in tractors to help where necessary.
The departure chaos comes after complaints of a lack of bus transport from the festival on Saturday night, with festival goers — including those with pre-booked shuttle tickets — waiting more than four hours for a bus to get out of the festival. However, festival organisers told Junkee the public transport situation ran much smoother on Sunday night.
But despite the days of rain-induced chaos, many punters remain confident they will attend the festival again in future.
“If I can survive this Splendour in the mud, I can survive anything so I probably will,” one festival goer who had his car bogged told the ABC of his chances of attending next year’s event.
No representatives from Splendour In The Grass were available for comment at the time of publishing.