Ravers at two Middlesbrough festivals say people were left “stuck in the mud” after rain turned a popular park into a “mudbath”. Hundreds flocked to Albert Park last weekend (July 13 and 14) for the Save The Rave Outdoor 90's and Look-A-Like tribute festivals. But some punters were left less than impressed - saying that the muddy ground was so slippery in parts that it “was like quicksand".
Brandon Thurlwell - who attended Sunday’s tribute festival alongside his mum Julie, dad Paul, and brother Ian - claimed the ground conditions were “horrible” for festival goers. Brandon Thurlwell at the festival (Image: UGC) The two events followed a week of dreary weather across Teesside, with frequent bouts of rain continuing to dominate the forecast. The 21-year-old explained: “We arrived just after 12pm.
I got stuck in the mud. My mum even had to help a woman because she fell out of her wheelchair. “We were told to stand on the grass but the grass was covered in mud too.
” A grainy image of the mud at the festival (Image: UGC) The college student argued that the event should have been cancelled because “a lot of people were falling over” - something that prompted them to leave at 7pm. The Eston man paid £27.65 for a special VIP ticket, which includes a queue jump, access to a VIP area, private toilets and a bar.
However, he slammed the setup of the VIP toilets, which he said were “blocking the stage area” and “didn’t work properly.” The toilets were .
