Hope and Glory 2017 Flashcards
When and where did the event take place?
- Was a concert that took place at St Georges quarter Liverpool
- was meant to be on the 5 and 6th of august but was cancelled at the end of day1
How many people were meant to attend?
12500 per day
Which report was my main source of information?
Tess report 2017
Had georges quarter been used before to host music events?
Yes
Why wasn’t the site completed like it should have been by the friday?
This was due to LOH having arranged for a ‘secret gig’ in St George’s Hall on Friday night. The site crew were used at short notice to move stage‐pit barrier and pedestrian barrier into the hall, slowing down the building of the main site.
What have respondents stated about the construction process?
- Respondents stated that regular site and production meetings were not held.
- Additionally, some respondents have reported that LOH appeared focused more on facilities for the artists rather than the issues on the main site.
On the day of the event what was wrong with the signage?
At 11:15 there was no signage around the site and debris on the ground
What happened with sign offs and what was the issue with the safety check list?
- sign‐offs received verbally
- no evidence that a “Safety Event Checklist” was ever completed, or indeed that any strategic review of site conditions were carried out prior to opening. - site opened
What occurred between 13:00-16:00-
There were stuggles with a number of issues
- There there is confusion over wristbands, and the search regime, contributing to significant queues. Additionally there are some complaints over the length of queues at the bars, toilets, and the late running of the main stage acts.
- Note that there is still no signage on site.
What happened at 16:15 in regards to the police arriving on site?
Police arrive on site as a consequence of a 999 call describing ‘crowd crushing’, By this time the
congestion has eased. Note that LOH had also asked a PCSO to call 999, stating that ‘he had lost control’.
Police close the site as a precaution while an assessment is made.
A meeting is held on the Museum steps with the senior and it is agreed to suspend all walk‐up ticket sales. L
AR returns to site, meets with Police – confirms that they are content with the existing event operations.
Entrance re‐opened and Police leave site.
What then happens between 6-7 in regard to crowding issues and leadership?
- 00 – multiple issues on site, bar over‐ crowding/generator failures/fence jumpers, and on‐going concerns about the congestion at the SJG gate.
- 10 – LCC team call urgent meeting with LOH regarding operational management of the site. LOH appears to breakdown emotionally and leaves the meeting. He is not contactable either by radio or mobile phone. - LCC team had to take over
When was the event officially cancelled?
02.00 – Security manager states that LOH returned to site at 02.00 and spoke with technicians from the headline act who were setting up in readiness for the Sunday show. LOH indicated that the event would be cancelled and dismissed them.
05.00 ‐ Social media post from Hope and Glory account stating “No festival today”
09.30 – Unaware of the developments in the early morning, JAG meeting on site – The new LCC management team had managed to organise remedial site works and re‐ organised/re‐briefed all the event functions in order to operate safely on Sunday with a reduced capacity of 8000.
A decision is taken to formally cancel once the overnight activities are discovered.
