US embassy warns citizens against attending Longitude festival

Fan of Netflix

https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/1147174605104304128


https://twitter.com/amyohconnor/status/1147175757858385920



Very strange. Apart from the crimes against music at Longitude I think this warning is pretty over the top from the Yanks. Makes it look like a terrorist attack is imminent or something. Pretty poor form from the Gardai that they haven't clarified on this, they "refuse to comment on statements by 3rd parties". Thoughts?


https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/us-embassy-warns-citizens-against-attending-longitude-festival-1.3947961


https://ie.usembassy.gov/security-alert-longitude-festival-on-july-5-7-2019/

Kermit.de.frog

New ambassador more Trumpian?

TimeToShine

The US department of state are generally fairly on the ball so I wouldn't dismiss it so quickly, they must have some semi-reliable source to go off.

Boxing.Fan

Would I be right in saying this gig is all rap and grime music?

spurious

Black folks!!!!

ILoveYourVibes

Fan of Netflix wrote: »

https://twitter.com/TravelGov/status/1147174605104304128


https://twitter.com/amyohconnor/status/1147175757858385920



Very strange. Apart from the crimes against music at Longitude I think this warning is pretty over the top from the Yanks. Makes it look like a terrorist attack is imminent or something. Pretty poor form from the Gardai that they haven't clarified on this, they "refuse to comment on statements by 3rd parties". Thoughts?


https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/us-embassy-warns-citizens-against-attending-longitude-festival-1.3947961


https://ie.usembassy.gov/security-alert-longitude-festival-on-july-5-7-2019/

Bizarre. Yanks will do terrorist tourism walking tours on the falls road but are afraid of marley park. https://deadcentretours.com/

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Hurrache

TimeToShine wrote: »

The US department of state are generally fairly on the ball so I wouldn't dismiss it so quickly, they must have some semi-reliable source to go off.

Young crowd and rap/hippity hoppity I'd say is the sum total of what they have.

Gatling

Hurrache wrote: »

Young crowd and rap/hippity hoppity I'd say is the sum total of what they have.

Still doesn't make sense though

Boxing.Fan

Gatling wrote: »

Still doesn't make sense though

No such warning any previous years either. I'd be giving that place a wide berth.

kona

Sure a few years ago at sweedish house mafia the indigenous scum went around kicking the **** out of everyone.
Id say theres a very good chance of it. These events just attract a certain crowd with love a bit of a drink a snort and a few stabbings.

Hurrache

Gatling wrote: »

Still doesn't make sense though

Absolutely, it's a bizzare statement, really really weird for the US state department and embassy to make about a music festival in a suburb of Ireland.

But I doubt it's anything terrorist related.

Gatling

Boxing.Fan wrote: »

No such warning any previous years either. I'd be giving that place a wide berth.

I'd be slightly concerned ,

A statement department warning for an event in Ireland is unheard of , regardless of what artists are playing

Collie D

kona wrote: »

Sure a few years ago at sweedish house mafia the indigenous scum went around kicking the **** out of everyone.
Id say theres a very good chance of it. These events just attract a certain crowd with love a bit of a drink a snort and a few stabbings.

As do plenty of other events unfortunately but they don’t usually get US State Department warnings. It’s quite odd.

Thrashssacre

Have to say that doesn’t sound good. Surely the organizers should be thinking about cancelling the event if there’s such a serious threat to the people in attendance

kona

Collie D wrote: »

As do plenty of other events unfortunately but they don’t usually get US State Department warnings. It’s quite odd.

They just mentioned violence which id say there is a high chance of compared to say maybe hall and oates gig next week.

Id say if its intelligence or something terrorist related they would have passed on the information to the garda.

K.Flyer

kona wrote: »

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Id say if its intelligence or something terrorist related they would have passed on the information to the garda.

It does say that the "Police" have increased event security, so An Garda must be taking the warning advice seriously as well.

Boxing.Fan

kona wrote: »

They just mentioned violence which id say there is a high chance of compared to say maybe hall and oates gig next week.

Id say if its intelligence or something terrorist related they would have passed on the information to the garda.

More likely to be a stab festival than anything else. Maybe the postcode gangs plan on stabbing lumps out of each other.

Hurrache

Thrashssacre wrote: »

Have to say that doesn’t sound good. Surely the organizers should be thinking about cancelling the event if there’s such a serious threat to the people in attendance

Serious threat of what?

Hurrache

K.Flyer wrote: »

It does say that the "Police" have increased event security, so An Garda must be taking the warning advice seriously as well.

Gardaí pretty much say nope, dunno what they mean.

AndyBoBandy

They have reliable intel that Stormzy is going to sing a slightly anti Trump song, and the US State Department believe the locals will not take it too well and incite violent reactions to defend the good name of the Commander in Chief.

LazerShark

What a load of nonsense

spurious

Fake news from Donald's gubmint? Surely not.

ILoveYourVibes

LazerShark wrote: »

What a load of nonsense

On stilts!

Wheety

kona wrote: »

They just mentioned violence which id say there is a high chance of compared to say maybe hall and oates gig next week.

Id say if its intelligence or something terrorist related they would have passed on the information to the garda.

Hall and Oates are tonight.

igCorcaigh

Wheety wrote: »

Hall and Oates are tonight.

Expect it all to kick off.

K.Flyer

Hurrache wrote: »

Gardaí pretty much say nope, dunno what they mean.

Yep, see that now.
Nothing other than the usual advice on Garda.ie and other medias.

ILoveYourVibes

K.Flyer wrote: »

Yep, see that now.
Nothing other than the usual advice on Garda.ie and other medias.

https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/garda-assure-longitude-safety-after-us-embassy-issues-security-alert-38286305.html

kona

Wheety wrote: »

Hall and Oates are tonight.

Im out of touch.

druss

kona wrote: »

Im out of touch.

Private Eyes...at Longitude.

GHOST MGG

The amount of young girls today that were out of their minds on drink and god knows what else around rathfarnham was horrendous..
One young girl collapsed on the main road..god knows how she wasnt run over,these kids were only 14-15.
I certainly would not be letting my two teenagers any where near longtitide,even though i live 5 mins away.

kona

GHOST MGG wrote: »

The amount of young girls today that were out of their minds on drink and god knows what else around rathfarnham was horrendous..
One young girl collapsed on the main road..god knows how she wasnt run over,these kids were only 14-15.
I certainly would not be letting my two teenagers any where near longtitide,even though i live 5 mins away.

Sure thats part and parcel of irish summers and festivals? Its bein going on since chuculain was a child.