Moment brazen ticketless youths leap fence at Terminal V festival
Groups of ticketless youths leaped fences to gain entry to the techno music festival, while paying attendees forked out over £140 for a weekend ticket.
Brazen groups of ticketless youth were captured clambering over fences to gain entry to a popular Scots music festival.
Videos circulating on social media have shown youngsters climbing over fences at Terminal V, a two-day music festival known for its techno, hard dance, and trance music, which took place over the weekend at the Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh.
In one clip, a lone security guard can be seen standing by metal fencing as several youths topple over while attempting to climb over, reports Edinburgh Live. A large crowd can then be seen running down a path and into the event while laughing and throwing their hands up.
Another clip shows similar scenes unfolding with both boys and girls squeezing through a gap in the fencing as other concertgoers film them on their phones.
A spokesperson for the festival confirmed they were made aware of "organised groups of fence jumpers" trying to gain access as local police and G4S security staff were drafted in.
The youths appeared to flout the rules while paying attendees forked out over £140 for a weekend ticket to the techno music festival.
A spokesperson from Terminal V said: "We witnessed some organised groups of fence jumpers trying to access this event without a ticket, over the festival weekend. However, this was swiftly addressed via a collaborative and effective response from Terminal V, G4S, Police Scotland and Royal Highland Centre."
Police Scotland have been approached for a comment.
In March, it was reported how organisers were awarded a licence by Edinburgh Council despite concerns about noise and drug taking at previous events. A Police Scotland representative said 21 arrests took place at the festival's two events last year, 18 of which were for possession of drugs with intent to distribute.
A statement on the festival's website reads: "If you've attended Terminal V festival before, you'll know there is a zero tolerance approach to drugs. Terminal V work closely with Police Scotland and event Security/Safety to review and improve the already robust search/security measures we have in place.
"These measures prevent the chance of organised crime and help make Terminal V a safe festival to attend. Anyone found in possession of drugs or selling drugs at Terminal V may face prosecution. Please don't ruin your day, we urge you not to bring or use illegal drugs at our festival.
"If you decide to bring drugs to the festival and have a moment of clarity on your way in to the site, it's not too late. Use the AMNESTY BINS (a place you can safely dispose of any drugs, without getting into trouble) located before the queue and search lanes at the site entrance."
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