Boston Calling responds to complaints of overcrowding

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The Killers, Megan Thee Stallion, Ed Sheeran, Reneé Rapp and more.However, many of those in attendance came forward with complaints about how the event was structured, and criticised organisers for struggling with issues of overcrowding and heat.“Boston Calling [on] Sunday was actually ridiculously unsafe… People were passing out left and right at Hozier’s set and there was a 30 minute line for water,” one visitor wrote on X/Twitter, also adding that they thought it was “way oversold and organized so badly”.Boston calling Sunday was actually ridiculously unsafe!!!!

this was my third year AND I used to subject myself to parking lot warped tour for fun. People were passing out left and right at hozier’s set and there was a 30 minute line for water— NEWSFLASH ASSHOLE (@denimchickem) May 27, 2024That shit was way over sold and organized so badly what the hell— NEWSFLASH ASSHOLE (@denimchickem) May 27, 2024Another shared a similar sentiment alongside a video showing the extensive queues festivalgoers had to stand in to get water. “This was an absolute disaster,” they wrote.A review by journalist Kevin Slane, written for Boston.com, echoed the same message, and criticised the festival organisers for seemingly overbooking the Sunday instalment.“I’ve been to every single Boston Calling, and I’ve never seen the festival more crowded than it was on Sunday,” the review read. “The number I heard from a few different festival sources was 40,000 people (compared to only 16,000 on Saturday), but it felt like even more than that.”Lines for water stations.