When I arrived at 7pm, the crowd was already thick with people, mostly university students, ready to get their spot for the free rave. I heard mutterings through the crowd that some people had been waiting since 6pm to get in.
The queue was a strict one-in-one-out situation with just a couple of people trickling past the barriers at the time. There was a moment when a group of people stood near me, frustrated, and tried their luck at pushing towards the entrance. This seemed to flick a switch in the crowd of fans.
A witness from the event said she had a panic attack as she felt increasingly unsafe. Eva, 26, said it was 'dangerous' as 'young people blocked the bouncers' near the entrance.
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She said: “There we’re young people laughing blocking the bouncers and no one was taking it seriously. Someone would have got hurt.
"The bouncer got his foot stuck in the barrier and was screaming to get it out. The only way out was by the DJ van but I couldn’t get through the crowd.
"I had a panic attack at the bar and the bartender thankfully helped me out. I felt very unsafe, it was dangerous.”
There was a lot of criticism of Lakota staff on the night, being there it was clearly the choice of people in the crowd to cause trouble. Management have since confirmed some people were spitting and being aggressive towards security staff.
Lakota managers were forced to shut down the show after fans stormed the entrance and jumped the walls to gain access to the courtyard. I saw cans and bottles being thrown into the air and over the wall of the courtyard.
The music halted several times while the organisers decided what to do but eventually it was deemed unsafe.
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