Chaos at Sziget after Imagine Dragons concert: it took 90 mins to exit the island

“It was a horrible experience”, one of the participants recalled to Szeretlek Magyarország, a Hungarian news outlet, after she finally escaped from the crowd waiting to get out from the Hajógyári Island, the festival’s venue.

On Friday, Sziget Festival presented Imagine Dragons, and the concert attracted a massive crowd. Here are some photos and a video:

Arrival went swimmingly. It was a good decision from the organisers to allow people to enter from the other side of the island instead of the K bridge. Thus, no queues or crowds were built up, Szeretlek Magyarország wrote.

However, leaving the venue was a real nightmare even for those who stayed hours after the main concert before heading home. At 1 AM, for example, a large throng was waiting anxiously to exit the island. Check out the photos by tapping on the link above. Unfortunately, we cannot share them in our piece.

Inadequate information provided by Sziget?

Security staff placed a cordon on the path leading to the K bridge. They wanted to block the K bridge that was already crammed with people. The result was that the large crowd instead gathered on the island. Many times it seemed the slow flow of the people would never cease as 20-30 visitors tried to get through the narrow gateway at the same time, even though it had a capacity for only four people. Many festivalgoers complained on the official Facebook page of the Sziget Festival that they received no information during the night.