The organiser of a live music event near a Nottinghamshire power station says he couldn't be happier with how it went after an initial marketing mix-up led authorities to declare it a scam. The 'Low Down Deep' outdoor event took place over the bank holiday weekend at the Redhill Marina event field.
The site is located near the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, which was mentioned in the festival's original marketing material. But Stuart Heather, 46, from promotion company Submerged & BassLayerz, said he could have "kicked himself" for mentioning it after it led to a warning being issued about the event.
Power station operator Uniper issued warnings about advertised events on August 28 and 29, a warning which at one stage was shared by Rushcliffe Borough Council before it was later removed from its website. The August 29 event advertised itself as an under-18s event featuring live DJs and funfair rides.
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The legitimacy of that event remains unclear and it's understood that it did not take place, but the Low Down Deep event on August 28 was fully legitimate and Mr Heather said he simply used the power station as a "point of reference." He initially said the mix-up had hurt the event as ticket sales briefly plummeted.
But Stuart says more than 450 people eventually turned up to the festival and that it was completely "safe and secure." Uniper said it wouldn't comment on the event any further, but Nottinghamshire Police confirmed no incidents were recorded as a result of it.
Mr Heather said: "We had just over 450 people turn up which was within our licence for 499, and it was just such a good day and we had so many nice comments about it. There was no confusion about the power station at all because as I've said, you'd have to be mad to think we'd hold an event in an active power station.
"It was just a great atmosphere, fully safe and secure and we can't thank the team at the Redhill Marina enough. We only used one acre of a field that was about seven or eight acres so we didn't cause any problems at all and it was definitely a success."
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