The festival shut down early on Saturday (June 28) and people were asked to go home early
A young man tragically died in hospital after attending a major music festival on Saturday (June 28). People were asked to leave the Margate Drum and Bass Festival at Dreamland in Kent following the incident.
The alarm was raised at around 5:40pm – around five hours before the festival was due to end. “It was just too hot today,” Dreamland said in a post on X after temperatures in Margate hit 28C yesterday. “We had to close early. Get home safely.”
It later emerged that a medical incident was reported at the site, the Mirror reports. A councillor sent a note to all members of Thanet District Council by the authority’s chief executive Colin Carmichael last night to confirm the man, aged 21, died after being taken to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (QEQM) Hospital.
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Speaking to Kent Online, the councillor said the note read: “Very sadly, a 21-year-old man was taken by blue light services from Dreamland and died at QEQM (Hospital).
“We understand that medical advisers approved the medical provisions set up by Dreamland for this event, but of course, police will carry out a proper investigation. We are not intending to speculate until we have the results of that.”
Currently, the young man’s cause of death is not known – and Kent Police said his death is not believed to be suspicious.
The force said: “Officers are making enquiries into the circumstances of the death which is not believed to be suspicious. A report is being prepared for the coroner.”
One person told Kent Online that the early closure announcement was made by artist Mozey who “came on and said everyone has to go, the venue is closing and you all need to leave now. We have a medical emergency.”
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