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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Mia O'Hare

Download Festival goers criticising parking queues as festival gets underway

Download Festival goers have been taking to social media to criticise the parking at the event as they arrive for the start of the festival. The festival takes place at Donnington Park from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 June.

Rock fans can turn up to the site from Wednesday and Thursday before the weekend events begin. Yet many have been struggling to get into the car parks.

Taking to Twitter, Download Festival posted: "The West Car Park is now full - please follow the road signage to avoid traffic." Festival goers were quick to share their frustration as @smiteo2003 commented: "Well empty it! It's the closest to RIP and I don't want my hummus to get warm trudging from east or north!"

Read more: Download Festival goers frustrated over late arriving tickets with just days to go

The festival also offer VIP tickets which are called RIP tickets. People who have paid extra to have those tickets have also been complaining about the parking situation.

Liam W asked: "What's up with RIP Metal parking... one bus in one hour to take people from car park to Metal Meadow. Why can't we just walk through west entrance! Such a "VIP" experience."

Another RIP customer shared their frustrations about getting into the festival. Nik Ashworth said: Loving the RIP queue @DownloadFest. Having to wait for a shuttle bus for a distance I could walk is just making feel so special." @GodzillaIsAlive commented: "Waited almost an hour for the shuttle bus. Swear it got lost."

@izzyfoley94 shared a photo of the long queues with the caption: "Feeling very VIP right now download…" @Stubeey also shared a photo which read: "Queuing to get into sleepy hollow."

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