Global Festival: Mandela 100 concert left plenty traumatised
East Coast Drive spoke to Global Citizen Festival concert goers about their traumatic experience as they were leaving the show.
Listen to the discussion, or read the details under the podcast.
There are mixed reviews from the Global Citizen Festival concert that took place last night at FNB stadium in Johannesburg. Obviously, crowds were excited and thrilled at the opportunity to see Beyonce live, but the other side of the coin that fans felt concert organisers completely left out, was their security and safety.
Gautrain was in shambles and Uber surges were way too expensive for the ordinary individual.
The reality after #GlobalCitizenFestivalSA pic.twitter.com/5wi80umEbF
— Rami Chuene (@ramichuene) December 3, 2018
Many were left fighting for their lives, too...
So many young girls were put at complete risk today at #GlobalCitizenFestivalSA --- IRONIC for a Festival that touched on the protection of the girl child and violence against women. @GlblCtzn completely failed at providing safe & practical spaces for people to get picked up.
— Londeka (@Londeka_ml) December 2, 2018
Watched people being punched & stabbed in the open, with crowds of us stampeding and hiding under cars. Terrifying and traumatising. Hope everyone is out and home. Was saved by a stranger. https://t.co/lqcizOWZiR
— NICOLΞ CAPPΞR (@nicolejcapper) December 3, 2018
the ghetto has a basement and its global citizen
— twist (@highhunty) December 2, 2018
I was there. I was like a horror movie. No police presence. The criminals had a feast.
— Lyndrish☂ (@Linda_Mvoko) December 2, 2018
Read: Chaos erupts after Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100
Bongani spoke to a few concert goers from the weekend. Do you also have an unfortunate horror story to share from Global Citizen?