Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Wireless Festival Licence to be Reviewed
The future of the Wireless Festival in Finsbury Park is uncertain following Haringey Council's announcement of a licence review to take place next month.
After a failed judicial review at the High Court last year, the Friends of Finsbury Park submitted an application to review operator Live Nation’s licence last July.
The review has now been given the green light and will take place in front of the Haringey licensing sub-committee on October 15th and 16th at the Civic Centre in High Road, Wood Green.
The review has received the support of Islington and Hackney councils – who want to see tighter restrictions put in place regarding noise, capacity and anti-social behaviour.
It also received the backing of Jeremy Corbyn, who said he was becoming “increasingly concerned” about the impact of closures of the park on locals. He also said it was “very obvious the organisers were not sufficiently prepared for it, or its effects on the local community”, referencing neighbours who could feel their homes “literally vibrating”.
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Permalink Reply by DTW on
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Nothing wrong with reviewing - we should always look to improve how events are run. Doesn’t mean it’s in anyway in doubt. They stopped Glastonbury the year after 500,000 turned up and put up a fence. Result a better and safer festival which now had a much larger legal capacity.
But somehow trying to make out that this somehow means wireless is uncertain is a bit of a dishonest stretch. Same as Corbyns comments “increasingly concerned” from a local MP has to be the most stock used phrase possible. No commitment or agreement but it seems engaged, sympathetic and actively monitoring the situation.
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Permalink Reply by tigha on
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Interestingly the pink parade or whatever it was, 1 wkend recently with all the glitter. Managed to slip by without any complaints. What they lacked in size, they certainly made up for in volume. Much louder than wireless and police scouring the place after for drugs paraphernalia.
Not complaining just making an observation
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As you say, the area was tiddly. The crowd was lovely (would normally avoid but didn't know it was on and people were racing over for a pat of the dogs). It was a fundraising event for a very deserving charity and I noticed the site chosen was carefully positioned to minimise disruption and damage to the park. It all seemed quite considerate and pleasant while leaving plenty of room for guests to let loose. I usually hear Wireless but didn't hear anything from Sink the Pink (probably just down to where I happened to be in the flat). It came off as a pretty legitimate use of the park, so maybe that's why no complaints on here.
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Brilliant comparison between Glastonbury and Finsbury Park. Well done.
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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on
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Young people in London who cannot afford to go to Glastonbury deserve festivals in our parks that they can go to. Rise and The Fleadh didn't have fences.
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