This May 6th the first night of the festival was held after lifean event that seeks to expand the proposal of electronic music in Mexico. Tale of Us, Stephan Bodzin, Recondite, Rebuke and Stylowere part of the acts that made the Bicentennial Park of Mexico City explode with an audiovisual show worthy of the genre.
However, not everything was partying and fun at Afterlife, as hundreds of attendees reported complete chaos upon entering the Park. Since the show was announced earlier in the year, tickets have sold out in a matter of hours, foretelling a packed night.
He Bicentennial Park It has been the site of various music festivals, such as the Ax Ceremony which took place on April 7 without major complications, however, the situation was very different in after life. According to users, the chaos began from the parking lot, which had a much higher cost than announced; later, and thanks to videos of various attendees, it was confirmed that there were thousands of people “stuck” at the gate of the park. Many users of various networks even assured that when they presented their ticket to the security people, they were told that “they had already been scanned”, something very similar to what happened with Bad Bunny.
The situation reached a point of no return when the attendees ended up creating a stampede with which they were finally able to enter the venue. Users denounced that many of those who participated in the “slamming” did not even have a ticket, so they entered without paying.
trill trevinorenowned Mexican DJ and journalist, shared on his networks that parking tickets cost $400 pesos MXNwhen users assured that for other events the cost was around $75 MXN pesos.
“Tremendous chaos in Afterlife Mexico City. Thousands of people unable to enter, badly scanned tickets, general confusion. Although thousands are already in the fun, many are still outside,” Treviño wrote on his social networks along with a video in which a sea of people can be seen in the vicinity of the Bicentennial Park.
Other personalities like allan estrada They also spoke out on Twitter about the poor organization of the event, even foreseeing that a situation like the slamming of the door could take place.
“Terrible organization of Afterlife in Mexico to really dangerous degrees. People cannot enter, there are not enough staff, ”wrote the actor on his social networks.
Likewise, dozens of people shared their experiences, causing concern among people who plan to go to the event on its second day of activities this May 7.
Here are some of the experiences that were shared by the Afterlife attendees on their first night.
- “My ticket had already passed ‘4′ times. Curious that the rest of my order without problem and one did not pass…”
- “Terrible organization, we complain about Ocesa and Ticketmaster, but it is notable when other companies are not capable of controlling events of that level. Luckily I got in, but it’s incredible that even by paying thousands of pesos for a ticket you can be sure to get in”
- “Three hours to enter, total disorganization, it was not the original screen, it was fine, dirty VIP bathrooms, the VIP area super far from the screen and with the horn going through the screen.”
- “I’m overbooked, personally it takes 1 hour to get in and in the end they didn’t check our ticket anymore, the prices are a bit expensive, 120 for half-liter water and 200 for beer, apart from that it’s worth it.”
So far, the Afterlife organizers have not ruled on the events of this Saturday.
