Catfish and the Bottlemen performed at the stadium<\/a> in July a flare was fired amongst the crowd which must not have been detected by security staff before the attendee entered the grounds.<\/p>\nSecondly, I was lucky enough to buy tickets to see Noah Kahan at the first Blackweir Live event scheduled this summer at Bute Park.<\/p>\n
The venue was my favourite that I have been to maybe ever, especially in Cardiff, and I really enjoyed the concert – apart from when a woman went to the toilet in a cup stood next me – however I ran into the same security issues where I felt it was not taken serious enough and my bag again was not searched entirely.<\/p>\n
In July I also attended two events hosted at Cardiff Castle by Depot – who also ran the Blackweir Live gigs – and found that the security was even more relaxed.<\/p>\n
Wearing a coat the first time, I expected for me to need to take everything out of my pockets and for my bag to be searched thoroughly but again this did not happen.<\/p>\n
The second event at Cardiff Castle was an all day event so I brought along a tote bag with my cardigan stuffed at the bottom for when it got chillier at night. When I got to the security checks I opened my bag to show the security and attempted to take out the cardigan to prove that there was nothing in it\/ underneath it but they stopped me and said it was fine.<\/p>\n
It was fine because I had nothing to hide however it would not have been if I did have something hidden in there that could harm someone which anybody else may have had.<\/p>\n
At each event I walked in feeling uneasy knowing that my safety and security was not taken seriously enough and that at any moment something horrific could happen. Although I know it is unlikely, it is not impossible.<\/p>\n
I think there needs to be changes made going forward to ensure that the hundreds of thousands of people that attend gigs in Wales’ capital city are safe inside our venues.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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