Boardmasters were forced to warn attendees of dangerously high-strength MDMA on-site at last weekend’s festival.The event took place in Newquay, Cornwall between August 10-14, with headline sets coming from George Ezra, Disclosure and Kings Of Leon.
Other acts on the bill included Idles, Bombay Bicycle Club, Pale Waves and The Wombats.As Mixmag reports, festival staff tested two batches of high-strength pills over the course of the five days.
The outlet stated that organisers printed out notices in a bid to alert punters to the so-called ‘Donkey Kong’ and red ‘Stone Island’ pills that’d been discovered.“These pills are potentially dangerous and can make you very unwell,” the sign read. “Please do not take them.”It added: “If you have taken something and feel unwell, go to our medical centre immediately or speak to the nearest steward.
They’ll look after you and you won’t get in trouble.”Images of the ecstasy pills in question appeared alongside the message, per Cornwall Live.
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