South West Four Dates

Saturday 24th August & Sunday 25th August 2013
Clapham Common, London, SW4

Event Times

South West Four opening times are:
Saturday 24th August: 12.00 - 22.30.
Sunday 25th August: 12.00 - 22.00.

There is no entry to the event after 21.00 on Saturday and 20.30 on Sunday. Bars and catering close at 22.00 on Saturday and 21.30 on Sunday. VIP entrance closes at 19.00.

Buying Tickets off Touts

As everyone is aware, all festivals are plagued by touts every year.

Do not buy tickets from anything other than a bona fide ticket agency or seller. If you do otherwise, you run the risk of having bought either a forgery or a stolen ticket.

Since 2008, we have installed a state of the art ticket scanning system. This resulted in nigh on 1000 forgeries being discovered at the entry gate to the event that year. Encouragingly considerably less were evident from 2009 onwards.

These people were not allowed in and some got quite upset about it. At the end of the day, the only people that gain from this are the touts. Whatever your excuse, you will not gain access to the event with a forgery. Please also be aware, that as all tickets are barcoded, stolen tickets can now be cancelled and again if your ticket is identified as having been stolen you will not gain access.

So once again, we strongly advise that you only buy tickets from established agencies or genuine ticket sellers. If in doubt, contact the organisers on enquiries@locknloadevents.com

If you do get refused entry to the event as your ticket is a forgery or stolen, please do not come crying to the organisers. You are an adult and as such should know better than to take this risk by buying a ticket from anyone that cannot prove to you that they genuinely represent this festival.

Security at South West Four Weekender 2013

Request to all ticket holders:

Due to the constant terrorist threat existing in London as well as an increase in pick pocketing, event security will be thoroughly checking all bags belonging to ticket and pass holders entering the event site.

This is however a time consuming job, therefore can ticket holders aim to arrive to the event site earlier than in normal circumstances as well as cooperate fully with all requests from the event security staff.

The promoter reserves the right to check any bag or person that it may deem suspicious. They will also be profile searching individuals on entry in our battle against pick pockets.

Please accept the promoters’ apologies should you experience longer than usual queues. Safety checks will be undertaken for the good and safety of all present at the event.

Information for Disabled Visitors

The festival is fully accessible to wheelchair users.

Please note though that being situated on a green field site it is basically parkland and maneuverability is limited as such. The ground is notoriously hard but, of course, dependent on weather conditions.

Each of the main toilet blocks in the festival includes disabled toilets, as will the disabled person’s viewing platform.

This disabled person’s viewing platform is for the Main Stage and will provide a great sight line above the crowd to see the acts on stage.

There will be a fully equipped medics’ tent located on site throughout the event.

If you have any enquiries regarding disabled access and facilities at the festival, please contact enquiries@locknloadevents.com

Warning

Exposure to loud music can cause injury to your hearing.

Strobe lights and smoke machines may be in use within event site.

Pick pockets operate at all large attendance events nowadays and specifically target mobile phones. Please be street wise and keep your personal belongings somewhere safe. Only bring to SW4 what you really need to have a good time and in order not to make life easy for pick pockets keep all your belongings well hidden. Make sure all hand bags are closed at all times. Do not become a victim of crime.

Age Restrictions

South West Four is an 18 and over event.

If you are lucky enough to look younger than 18, please make sure that you have ID which you can provide on request. We are operating a ‘Challenge 21’ policy at the bars so any person who appears to look younger than 21 may be asked for ID. If they cannot provide suitable ID, the bar will refuse to sell them alcohol. Please note that the drinking age for the ‘Challenge 21’ policy is actually 18.

Important Notice

There is a zero tolerance to drugs at SW4.

Offenders will be handed over to the police and drug dealers will be prosecuted. Those caught in possession of personal drugs will be evicted from site whatever the circumstances. There will be drug searches at the front entrance as well as sniffer dog patrolling the queues.

No alcohol or food is allowed to be taken into the event by visitors.

Cloakroom, Cash Points & Lost Property

Please note that there are no cloakroom facilities at this event. Please only bring with you what you are happy to carry.

However, there are ATM machines onsite. These accept debit and credit cards. Transactions are subject to surcharges

If you lose any of your personal possessions at the event, please contact us directly on enquiries@locknloadevents.com. We will then be able to inform you on whether your article has been handed in and how to retrieve it.

Site Evacuation

In the unlikely event that the festival site has to be fully evacuated, the event would not continue on that particular day. If the reason for the evacuation falls under the heading of ‘force majeure’, there would not be any refunds. Adverse weather conditions or an act of terrorism are classified as an act of God.

If a full evacuation occurred and you wish to complain please do so by contacting us through our web site.

Adverse Weather

As we all know, the weather in this great country of ours is unpredictable to say the least. Please therefore keep an eye on the weather forecast and should it look like raining, bring suitable apparel to keep dry…. if you so wish. There are tented arenas on the site but these can only accommodate half the audience at a push.

So if rain is likely bring your brolly and put on your wellies! Nothing stops a good party.

Food & Drink

No chairs, tables, BBQs or other such articles may be brought into the event site.

Alcohol and food are not allowed into the event site. Food, alcohol and drink will be available for purchase within the event.

Soft drinks in glass or cans will not be allowed into the event site.

You may however bring in soft drinks in plastic or paper containers under 500ml for personal consumption.