Just hours before thousands of fans were set to descend on Biddinghuizen, Netherlands, Defqon.1 organizers announced that Friday and Saturday single-day ticket holders will no longer be permitted to attend due to an intense heat forecast. The festival will continue as planned for Weekend Visitors, but organizers say reducing attendance was the only way to ensure the event could safely move forward.
The decision comes after days of consultations between Q-dance, local authorities, emergency services, and municipal officials, who ultimately concluded that expected temperatures combined with anticipated crowd sizes created an…
