Rock Festival Clean ups
This may seem like an unusual topic at first for a rock blog, but there have been many festivals down the years that have produced some major carnage. At most major concerts and festivals it requires a huge clean up and rubbish removal operation at the end of the night or weekend. However, there are certain events that go beyond the usual paper cups and remains of fires after the festivals have ended. Here are just a few:
Glastonbury
Every year this festival leaves the farm in a right state but back in 2008, 140,000 revellers left it looking like a rubbish tip. There was not as much rain this year and ticket sales were lower following the announcement that rapper Jay-Z would be headlining.
Bonnaroo Festival
The clean-up operation after this year’s Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee, US, turned up the dead body of a male in his mid-20s (though no foul play was suspected)! As well as this extraordinary find, there were discarded mobile phones and lots of shoes!
Woodstock
Back in 1969 this legendary hippie festival produced mounds and mounds of litter-filled ground. The clean-up operation was epic and many festival-goers stayed behind to help with the carnage left behind.