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Ellen Kirwin

'Shambles' at Pink concert as fans trapped for hours in car park

A woman has complained of a complete "shambles" after Pink's concert last night.

The American singer kicked off her European leg of her tour last night, at Bolton, but fans have complained of "total and utter chaos" afterwards. One woman, who had travelled from Liverpool, didn't get home until the early hours of the morning after being stuck in car park traffic for more than two hours.

Lisa, from Broadgreen, shared a warning for people not to drive to the venue due to the queues to get out the car park until 1.30am. She described the situation as a "joke."

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She told the ECHO: "The concert was amazing. However the ground and exiting was just a shambles. No staff or police were present to help navigate cars out.

"We got to the car park just before 11pm and didn’t leave it until after 1.30am. Signs were up saying expect delays until 2am but we didn’t think that it was going to be that long. It ruined a really good night."

Lisa wasn't the only person who found herself in a gridlock. With limited train services running from the nearby Horwich Park station, many fans had driven to the concert, the MEN reports.

Transport for Greater Manchester had earlier advised gig-goers to use shuttle buses which had been laid on to Bolton, Wigan and Chorley. Fans struggling to get home also voiced their frustration on the MEN page. Diane Wood wrote: "Pink was absolutely amazing but police have had to be called to try and clear the car park.

Drivers stuck in the car park at the University of Bolton Stadium after last night's Pink concert (MEN)

"We along with hundreds of other people are still stuck on the car park 2hrs after the end of the concert I would never attend another one here total and utter chaos."

Andrea Kirkham wrote: "Two and a half hours to get out of a car park when we were right next to an exit barrier but they wouldn’t let us out! Never been to such a place and will never go there again! Shocking!"

And another woman said.: "For anyone going to Pink tomorrow; Be prepared for two hour waits on standstill traffic to leave the venue.

"We paid £25 to park in the accessibility parking with the premise we would be able to leave in a timely manner? We understand there would be some delay but it’s gone 12:30pm and we haven’t moved. An absolute shambles and zero organisation."

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