A Streatham local has divided Londoners over the loud music from Mighty Hoopla festival which could be heard nearly three miles away.
Posting a video to her Twitter followers, actress Catherine Russell complained that it had 'gone past 10pm on Sunday night' while Jessie Ware's closing set could be heard across South London
"I'm in Streatham," she added. "This is what I'm hearing from Brockwell Park. That's ridiculous, that is absolutely not on. It's just not fair." Responding to the post, another resident who lives opposite Brockwell Park said she is 'fed up' with the festivals taking place on the site.
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She said 'broken glass and p***' could be seen in communal areas of her own home while thousands travelled to the festival last weekend. Nelly Furtado headlined the festival on Saturday, while Rita Ora, Rebecca Black and Cher Lloyd also performed over the two-day event.
Despite the uproar, many people defended the festival's music curfew time of 10.15pm on Sunday. One wrote: "Sorry you don’t get to live in a lively capital city and then complain said capital city is lively. If you want a peaceful countryside lifestyle go live in the countryside! Plenty of it."
Another said: "I live much closer to the park than Streatham and I couldn’t hear it this loud."
A third replied: "It’s one weekend a year, buy some earplugs."
There are seven events being held in Brockwell Park throughout the spring and summer this year: Project 6, Wide Awake, Cross The Tracks, City Splash, Brockwell Bounce, Mighty Hoopla and Lambeth Country Show. Brockwell Bounce had to be cancelled this year due to the mud.
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