Brolly ban at Chase gig
Thousands of fans at a Cannock Chase concert are set to get that soggy feeling – after being banned from taking umbrellas.
If the appalling weather of the past few days continues, they will be watching The Feeling while getting distinctly wet, wet, wet.
Organisers of three concerts at the beauty spot – the first is tonight – say there are concerns that umbrellas pose a safety risk.
Signs have been put up at the Birches Valley site letting people know umbrellas are not allowed and the rule has been included in the terms and conditions accompanying tickets.
Alastair Semple, forest planner for the Forestry Commission, said it was a condition of entry which would not be waived.
He said: "We will have 4,500 people in a relatively small, confined space and somebody could end up losing an eye if we allowed everyone to have umbrellas. It is also a matter of wanting people to be able to enjoy the concert."
A total of 4,500 tickets were available for each concert. Tickets are still available for Jools Holland on Sunday.
