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Waterbomb Hong Kong music festival slammed by concertgoers after delayed start and queues chaos

  • Organisers announce just an hour before the planned 2pm start that the event would be rescheduled to 3pm
  • The delay causes queue chaos, with many still outside venue when the music finally started at the later time

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Queue chaos outside the Waterbomb Hong Kong music festival in West Kowloon. Organisers blamed damage caused by stormy weather over the weekend. Photo: Xiaohongshu
Lo Hoi-ying
The organisers of a major Hong Kong music festival have apologised after the start on Saturday was delayed by an hour and revellers had to endure long queues that lasted into the early hours of the next day to retrieve bags.

Waterbomb Hong Kong said Tropical Storm Maliksi, which affected the city on Friday and Saturday, had caused severe damage to on-site facilities.

Organisers announced just an hour before the planned 2pm start on Saturday that the event would be rescheduled to 3pm, which led to long queues at the entrance and many ticket holders still outside when the concert finally began.

“In consideration of public safety, we have made adjustments to the admissions and performance schedule,” the company said on social media.

“After strenuous efforts to repair and reinforce, we promptly arranged for audience entry. We deeply apologise for any inconvenience caused.”

The Observatory issued a No 3 typhoon signal on Friday afternoon which remained in force until it was downgraded on Saturday afternoon to a No 1 alert. All signals were cancelled at 5.40pm.

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