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The Bloc co-founder then marring a triumphant finale in 2016 by slagging off the punters
In 2015, Bloc returned, sheepishly heading back to the Minehead holiday park where it began. There was still a lot of anger and resentment over the 2012 debacle, but with memories of banging Butlins times still lingering, and a typically incredible line-up locked in, the people came back around and the festival was a raging success. In 2016 they did it all again. Things didn’t go as smoothly in the lead up, ticket sales flagged, and the organisers slashed prices and announced this would the final Bloc festival. The festival itself was a triumph: a suitably chaotic, debauched climax. Everyone was left with glowing memories of Bloc festival, despite everything. Then co-founder George Hull published an article in right-leaning publication The Spectator slagging off the youthful crowd for being “safe and boring” and criticising concepts such as safe spaces. You’d think he’d have learned to try and avoid PR disasters by that point. Read all about it here.
