Thousands of young Tassie festival-goers have been left to swelter in their cars after the entry line to the Party in the Paddock music festival ground to a halt.
Cars are stretched back for kilometres as over 15,000 Tasmanians flock to the centre of the state.
One attendee told Pulse she has been queued up on Oaks Road for the last 3 hours and ‘still has another half an hour to go’ before reaching the entry gate.
“Worst experience ever,” she said.
Another festivalgoer spoken to by Pulse said he waited in the queue for over three hours just to get in, calling the experience so far ‘horrible’.
The first edition of the Paddock since COVID, this weekend’s event at Carrick south of Launceston is set to be the ‘best yet’, according to organisers.
The festival is being headlined by US rapper Yung Gravy and Kiwi pop sensation Benee, with The Presets and the Vengaboys also on the lineup.
Pulse has reached out to event organisers for comment.
Police are urging all people attending to stay safe across the weekend, and are advising motorists travelling between Launceston and Devonport to expect delays.
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