Have you seen these divs

[Swine_Glasto2014]

Well someone has referenced the racist comments and it made me wonder why the majority of crashers are black?!?

In no way racist or feck all, just a observation.

[The Placid Casual]

Well someone has referenced the racist comments and it made me wonder why the majority of crashers are black?!?

In no way racist or feck all, just a observation.

I didn't say it was racist, but how do you expect anybody to answer a question like that?

[Gnomicide]

What sort of question is that?

One so stupid, it had to be asked twice.

[FloorFiller]

Well someone has referenced the racist comments and it made me wonder why the majority of crashers are black?!?

In no way racist or feck all, just a observation.

 

Wireless seems to be catering towards the black audience more and more these days. not that white people don't listen to rap/RnB, but looking through the lineup there is definitely an influx of black artists compared to a few years ago, so that probably has something to do with it - not that it's any excuse at all, or a real reason

[stuartbert two hats]

Csn I just ask, why are the majority black?

Maybe more black people go to Wireless.  Maybe black people are bad, What kind of answer do you expect?

[russycarps]

Csn I just ask, why are the majority black?

 

 

Well london is pretty ethnically diverse....

Edited July 16, 2015 by russycarps

[Swine_Glasto2014]

I didn't say it was racist, but how do you expect anybody to answer a question like that?

Why not, why should a question about black people be hard too answer?

If they were all disabled, it would be answered.

Is it because of the music genre? The area it's in or what?

[Swine_Glasto2014]

Well london is pretty ethnically diverse....

Cheers

[Swine_Glasto2014]

Wireless seems to be catering towards the black audience more and more these days. not that white people don't listen to rap/RnB, but looking through the lineup there is definitely an influx of black artists compared to a few years ago, so that probably has something to do with it - not that it's any excuse at all, or a real reason

Cheers. Was just surprised really that's all.

[hoils]

The shooting was in 94, btw. 

[Swine_Glasto2014]

And whilst I agree, it's very dangerous, faced with that mediocre gate at Glastonbury, wouldn't you?

I know I would

[russycarps]

Cheers

 

 

In fact, black and black-mixed race are the majority ethnicity in Finsbury Park. Plus some of the people in the footage were asians. Also bear in mind poverty levels among this ethnic group are the highest of all (not saying that all poor people are criminals of course) which is also a factor I suppose.

[Swine_Glasto2014]

I have no knowledge of Wireless festival or what it's about, was just interested really.

[russycarps]

I have no knowledge of Wireless festival or what it's about, was just interested really.

 

 

having just glanced at the line up I can safely say it's a pile of shite.

[stuartbert two hats]

But do you condone the wireless kids for breaking in?

 

I think I must be the only person who went in the 90s who actually paid for their ticket every time...

You were such a square.

[frostypaw]

Maybe more black people go to Wireless.  Maybe black people are bad, What kind of answer do you expect?

Hopefully the former

It's an urban festival with an urban edge to the music, and for reasons that genuinely are confusing our coloured brethren seem to hate camping so are much more likely to frequent an urban festival - add to that the poverty issues mentioned and a dash of gang culture and you've a good recipe for groups to be turning up and trying - the failure was really on the parts of security and the police not deflecting them before they turned into a mob roaming the boundary

Mobs don't act like normal people. Anonymity lets people get away with all sorts and that that point there's zero point considering race (not that I imagine anyone was)

The whole 'why are festivals mostly white' question is very interesting though. Had lots of chats about it with both completely confused black guys who thought their mates were mad and too precious, and one utterly hilarious woman in '14 who was singing and dancing with joy on monday at getting off that fucking farm and that fucking mud and out of that fucking tent lol - she made my monday, never seen someone so happy to leave

Edited July 16, 2015 by frostypaw

[The Placid Casual]

Did anyone pay for anything in the 90s? Losers.

[paulmuchmore]

Horrible scenes, especially the second vid.

 

Think it happens quite often at Finsbury Park gigs though... when I went to the Rage Against The Machine free gig there was a lot of people who had broken in.

[Sofa]

This sort of thing went on during 90s free festival scene as well .Torpedo town I remember one year had a load of shit going on .Got split into two sites and a incinerator got burned down by some Folks .We always got the proper run around when we visited or tried to site up in Hampshire .Gave up in the end and went over to Ireland for a quiet life .

[The Nal]

having just glanced at the line up I can safely say it's a pile of shite.

 

Drake, Avicii and David Guetta headlining. The absolute utter fucking pits.

[majormajormajor]

Someone above said this was the Nicki Minaj day at the 'festival'.

 

Headliners:

DAVID GUETTA

NICKI MINAJ

JESSIE J

 

They were trying to break in for that ? Even if you paid me £100 with a free ticket, I think I'd decline. I'd rather sit in my flat and watch shit TV away from that sort of scum.

 

I live just around the corner from Finsbury Park. You see some violent lowlife scum around sometimes, but nothing like the mob in the video. It's far worse down in Tower Hamlets tbh.

Edited July 16, 2015 by majormajormajor

[Stokesy10]

Drake, Avicii and David Guetta headlining. The absolute utter fucking pits.

Add basshunter to that list...and what you've got there is a perfect target for missile testing.

[The Placid Casual]

Drake, Avicii and David Guetta headlining. The absolute utter fucking pits.

David Guetta WITH Nicki Minaj!

 

Their headliners in past years are so random though. One year they had The Chemical Brothers and Pulp headlining, as well as the Black Eyed Peas.

[The Placid Casual]

Add basshunter to that list...and what you've got there is a perfect target for missile testing.

All I Ever Wanted was a banger m8

[The Nal]

Add basshunter to that list...and what you've got there is a perfect target for missile testing.

 

Fuck the testing. Use a missile thats guaranteed to work!