Ticketless Oasis fans have been warned not to turn up to Heaton Park amid increased intervention to keep the public and local environment and livestock safe after what happened at previous concerts
Ticketless fans hoping to get a glimpse of Oasis at Heaton Park this weekend are being warned not to turn up “public safety” reasons.
In a statement, Manchester City Council said “additional measures” will be in place for the next three concerts to protect the parklands, local livestock and to maintain public safety.
It comes after some ticketless fans were seen ignoring police warnings and attempting to gain entry to the concert. Others remained on Gallagher Hill despite the obstructed view.
Fans climbed trees to get a better view of the Britpop band, while others came prepared with foldout chairs and picnic blankets, reported the Mirror. A steel fencing has been set up around a large part of the hill within the cattle field in the main park alongside measures to protect expectant and nursing cows and a bull, the council said.
Manchester City Council said in the statement: “There are no facilities for ticketless fans at the park and they will not be able to see the concerts or get into the event arena – which is double-walled with solid high security fencing all the way round and in excess of 2000 event security staff and police officers on duty around the site to ensure both the safety and wellbeing of ticketholders and that only those who have tickets can access the concert.”
Councillor John Hacking, Executive Member for Employment, Skills and Leisure, Manchester City Council, said: “The atmosphere across Manchester has been electric over this last week with the whole city swept up in Oasis fever and peaking over the weekend with the first two hugely successful homecoming concerts at Heaton Park.
“As you would expect given the size of the concerts and numbers of people attending, we go through a continuous process with partners of re-assessing the plans in place for the concerts to ensure both public safety and that any environmental impact on our award-winning park is minimalised.
“The steps being taken ahead of the next concert regretfully mean the distant view of the large screens behind the event stage will no longer be there.
“Unfortunately our hand has been forced in having to put these additional measures in place to protect the very recent extensive planting of young trees in that location as we try to establish a new woodland area in the park, and the wellbeing of our cattle herd in the field, as well as to keep people in the park safe.
“Our advice to music fans who don’t have tickets for the concerts is to head into the city centre instead. The whole city is going all out to celebrate and help everyone have a good time.
“We’ve got some fantastic things going on with a real party atmosphere for everyone to enjoy whether they’ve got tickets for the Oasis gigs or not.”
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