Pink fans trapped in car park again until the early hours after gig

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Pink fans were again left trapped in a car park until the early hours for second night running after a gig last night.

The concert was held at the University of Bolton Stadium, next to Middlebrook Retail & Leisure Park off the M61. Around 35,000 fans were inside the stadium to enjoy the second of her two huge shows which kicks off the European leg of her Summer Carnival 2023.

LancsLive reported yesterday how there was 'total and utter chaos' after the first night's gig with hundreds of fans left stuck in their cars for hours as they tried to leave the area. Yesterday (June 8), promoters warned of a two-hour wait to get out the car parks.

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And following last night's show fans again complained about the traffic getting away from the stadium in Horwich, with many once again stuck until the early hours. However lots of gig-goers seemed to have taken heed of the complaints from Wednesday night and either parked or arranged taxi pick-ups a short walk from the stadium, the M.E.N reports.

Writing on Twitter Ben Handley on Twitter said: "@Pink you were truly amazing tonight, thank you! The show was out of this world! @UoBStadium @Official BWFC on the other hand an absolute shambles & disgrace, if you can't manage these events don't try, access to pitch area was genuinely dangerous & as for parking."

Replying to the M.E.N on Twitter Rob said: "And the same again for the 2nd night! 12.30am and still stuck in Tesco car park! Traffic situation is chaos!!!"

Stephen tweeted: "Why do they bother? Been like that for decades, was just as bad when Oasis played there, only difference we didn't have social media to go n complain, just sat in the car n waited."

On Thursday, stadium bosses vowed to take steps to stop a repeat of the previous first night's chaos.

A spokesperson for the University of Bolton Stadium said: "Following an incredible opening night of Pink's sensational Summer Carnival Tour 2023, at which we welcomed over 35,000 people to the University of Bolton Stadium, we are aware that some concert-goers experienced traffic and congestion issues when departing the site.

"Working closely with the relevant authorities, we are reviewing the traffic management plan in place ahead of this evening's show, with a view to mitigating these issues and improving the experience for all those visiting the stadium for tonight's second concert."

And it seems many fans had no problems getting home after Thursday's concert. Carol Fern said: "Home quicker than we got there!

"Parked 15 mins walk from stadium and took A roads back to m61/m60. And Pink was awesome as usual."

Cheryl O'Rourke tweeted: "I left at 12:30am walked to the car park. 10 minutes to get out and the diversion to the M61 worked perfectly. I was home near Southport at 1:45am."

Writing on the Bolton Evening News Facebook page Jo Camm said: "Seemed much better tonite, we were back to car and back home to Preston by 12:30. Was expecting a 2am time after reading last night's report."

The M.E.N has contacted the University of Bolton Stadium for a comment.