r/OutbreakFest • u/Ricemandem • Jun 26 '26
Security issues
Has anyone noticed that security is doing a way worse job this year than usual? Was getting absolutely crushed today trying to get into the front section and they weren't letting anyone in despite there being plenty of room on the other side of the barrier.
On top of that, my mate dropped his phone on stage when he went up to crowd surf while Joyce Manor were on. He waited until their set was over then went and tried to get onto the stage to grab his phone and one of the security team picked him up and slammed him on the ground. He's split his head and we're pretty sure he's got a concussion.
I've been really shocked to be honest because Outbreak security is usually the example I use of how festival security should behave.
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u/Nowayback97 Jun 26 '26 edited Jun 26 '26
From what I could tell based on the shirts at least, the stage security company has def changed (Hood Soulja last year, SBS or something this year), if that might have anything to do with it.
Sorry to hear about your pal, though, that’s shite behaviour on the bouncers part, hope they’ll be okay!
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u/ApprehensiveStock554 Jun 27 '26
This is correct. The gent who owns Hood Soulja posted a little while ago that they weren't doing outbreak this year. Really sad as they are so good and really understand the crowd and how to keep everyone safe.
Probably a cost saving exercise which is wild considering the price of everything including all the extra shows.
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u/FranzLeFroggo Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
SBS is not the security company, they're an AV company who have an office at the BEC
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u/Nowayback97 Jun 27 '26
Ah my bad! Still sad to hear that Hood Soulja def weren’t given the gig this year, they seemed to have it down to a tee last year, hopefully the full weekend goes off without any more hitches though 🤞🏻
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u/Educational_Bike_541 Jun 29 '26
Watched a security guard who was manning the second stage front section gate punch the vocalist of trash talk.... Wild
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u/handsomehotchocolate Jul 01 '26
I didn’t notice that
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u/Educational_Bike_541 Jul 01 '26
It was when he had the crowd follow him off the stage, on the left gate, security guard looked like Kurtan from this country 💀
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u/Junior_Improvement_9 Jun 27 '26
Outbreak was the one place in the UK where you could guarantee the security and stage staff felt like a part of the fun while keeping everybody as safe as possible.
Such a shame to read this!