Victorious Festival 2021: Video capture scale of queues to get into the Portsmouth festival

FESTIVALGOERS are facing huge queues to gain entry to Victorious Festival this afternoon.
By Matthew Mohan-Hickson
Published 28th Aug 2021, 13:55 BST
Watch more of our videos on Shots! 
and live on Freeview channel 276
Visit Shots! now

The musical extravaganza is well underway on Southsea Common.

But revellers planning to attend today are facing a lengthy wait to get inside the festival.

Read More
Victorious Festival 2021: Here is how much drinks cost at Portsmouth festival
The huge queues at Victorious Festival. Picture: Chris BroomThe huge queues at Victorious Festival. Picture: Chris Broom
The huge queues at Victorious Festival. Picture: Chris Broom

Victorious has introduced new Covid-19 policies for this year’s event including providing proof of full vaccination, natural immunity or a negative lateral flow test.

You can find more about the entry requirements here

Pictures and video from Southsea this afternoon show the scale of the queue outside the festival grounds.

Follow all the updates in our live blog here

Queues are stretching back a long distance in Southsea. Picture: Chris BroomQueues are stretching back a long distance in Southsea. Picture: Chris Broom
Queues are stretching back a long distance in Southsea. Picture: Chris Broom

SEE ALSO: Read our full report from Day 1 of Victorious Festival

It shows long lines stretching back a large distance near Southsea Common – thousands of people are also been reported to be queuing along the seafront for the south east entrance.

Have you been faced with a long wait to get into Victorious Festival? Let us know in the comments below!

On Friday, a WiFi outage caused issues with the bars processing card payments and led to huge queues for revellers trying to get drinks.

Victorious Festival posted a message on Facebook at 5.50pm yesterday advising punters to bring cash.

The message said: ‘We’re having a few connectivity issues, so please bring cash. Thank you for your patience.’

A message from the Editor, Mark Waldron

You can subscribe here for unlimited access to our online coverage, including Pompey, for 27p a day.

Related topics:PortsmouthSouthseaFacebookMark Waldron You

Comment Guidelines

National World encourages reader discussion on our stories. User feedback, insights and back-and-forth exchanges add a rich layer of context to reporting. Please review our Community Guidelines before commenting.