The Streatham local shares outrageous noise coming from Mighty Hoopla, almost 3 miles away

A Streatham local has divided Londoners over loud music from the Mighty Hoopla festival, which could be heard almost three miles away.

Posting a video to her Twitter followers, actress Catherine Russell complained that it was “past 10pm on Sunday night” as Jessie Ware’s closing set could be heard across south London.

“I’m in Streatham,” she added. “That’s what I’m hearing from Brockwell Park. It’s ridiculous, it’s absolutely not valid. It’s just not right.” Responding to the post, another resident who lives opposite Brockwell Park said he was “fed up” with festivals taking place on the site.

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She said “broken glass and p***” could be seen in the common areas of her own home as thousands of people traveled to the festival last weekend. Nelly Furtado headlined the festival on Saturday, while Rita Ora, Rebecca Black and Cher Lloyd also performed at the two-day event.

Despite the noise, many people turned up at 10.15pm on Sunday for the music. One wrote: “Too bad you don’t get to live in a bustling capital and then complain about the capital being bustling. If you want a quiet country lifestyle, live in the country!

Another said: “I live much closer to the park than Streatham and couldn’t hear it that loud.”

A third replied: “It’s one weekend a year, buy some earplugs.”

There are seven events taking place in Brockwell Park throughout spring and summer this year: Project 6, Wide Awake, Cross The Tracks, City Splash, Brockwell Bounce, Mighty Hoopla and Lambeth Country Show. Brockwell Bounce had to be canceled this year due to mud.

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