Some of the biggest names in music, such as Nicki Minaj, Sean Paul, Michael Bibi, Doja Cat and Hozier will once again be performing in Finsbury Park this year as part of our Major Events programme next month.
These events bring major benefits to the Haringey economy, with an annual £1.2 million income that is reinvested into the park and local businesses in the N4 area receiving a big boost as well.
There will also be two free community events, Finsbury Fest and a Haringey schools’ music concert, giving local musicians the opportunity to take to the stage and showcase their talents.
Letters were sent to residents this month (June 2024) informing them about the events and the impacts that they will have on the local area.
Read below for key information about the events, including how you can raise questions, concerns and feedback.
Contact Details for Festival Republic’s Community Response/Event Control Teams
If you have any questions or concerns on event days, Festival Republic have set up a hotline number (020 8080 1459) for local residents and businesses to connect you directly with their community.
Festival Republic have retained three phone lines with three operators, so someone will be available to speak with you.
Operators will take details of the request/complaint and contact the appropriate contractor or department to action a response accordingly.
A unique reference number will be given to you.
Therefore, if you have any questions or concerns on event days, please don’t hesitate to contact Festival Republic’s Community Response/Event Control teams on: 020 8080 1459.
This hotline number will be open and operational as follows:
- Build Days – Wednesday 26 June 2024-Thursday 4 July 2024 & Monday 8 July 2024-Thursday 11 July 2024: 8am-8pm.
- Event Days – Friday 5 July 2024-Sunday 7 July 2024 & Friday 12 July 2024-Sunday 14 July 2024: 8am-2am.
- Break Days – Monday 15 July 2024-Friday 19 July 2024: 8am-8pm.
Alternatively, if you have anything you’d like to raise leading up to the event days, feel free to email: finsburypark.residents@festivalrepublic.com.
Festival Republic will do their best to respond within a 48-hour period in the lead-up to the event and daily during it.
It is strongly advised to regularly check the following websites for up-to-date information:
Noise
Sound checks and rehearsals will take place the day before, and on the morning of, each event. They will not exceed a 90-minute duration within a pre-agreed, three-hour window.
Low-level, recorded music will be played once gates open until the first act comes on stage.
Festival Republic carried out an independent vibrations study during the event days in 2022 and they will be doing more monitoring during the 2024 events to further investigate the issue. More information will be displayed on their website in due course.
Please note that there are two community events being run by the council on Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 July, which give opportunities to perform and play for local artists, school pupils and young people within Haringey, Hackney and Islington. The internal roads and paths within the park will be temporarily unavailable on both these days.
Pyrotechnics
There will be pyrotechnic displays throughout the events. The timings of these displays will be displayed on the resident website once confirmed. Please check back there for more detail.
Traffic plans on event days
Please plan your respective journeys in advance; allow for extra time during peak times and follow the posted instructions and any additional signage as well.
Parking Restrictions – What roads will be affected and when?
On all event days, the following parking controls will be in operation within Haringey:
The Event Day controls in Finsbury Park CPZ, Finsbury Park B & C CPZs will be operational until 8:30pm on all event days (Friday 5 July 2024-Sunday 7 July 2024 & Friday 12 July 2024-Sunday 14 July 2024
The existing Green Lanes A CPZ times will be extended on the following dates and roads:
- Friday 5 July and Friday 12 July - 6:30pm-8:30pm
- Saturday 6 July and Saturday 13 July - 8:30am-8:30pm
- Sunday 7 July and Sunday 14 July - 8:30am-8:30pm
Wightman Road, Umfreville Road, Warwick Gardens, Railway Approach, Woollastone Road, Roseberry Gardens, Warham Road, Atterbury Road, Devon Gardens, Pemberton Road, Cyprus Close, Rutland Gardens, Mattison Road, Salisbury Road, Essex Gardens, Duckett Road, Kimberley Gardens, Grafton Gardens, Cavendish Road, Cleveland Gardens, Stanhope Gardens, Burgoyne Road, Chesterfield Gardens, Portland Gardens, Doncaster Gardens & Sussex Gardens.
The existing Green Lanes B CPZ times will be extended on the following dates and roads:
- Friday 5 July and Friday 12 July - 6:30pm-8:30pm
- Saturday 6 July and Saturday 13 July - 8:30am-8:30pm
- Sunday 7 and Sunday 14 July - 8:30am-8:30pm
Alroy Road, Conningsby Road, Endymion Road, Lothair Road North, Lothair Road South, Tancred Road and Venetia Road, N4
Osbourne Road parking bays will be suspended for the duration of the event days to facilitate Private Hire, Uber and Bolt drop-off and pick-ups. This will end at midnight.
This means on the days and times listed above, vehicles must not park in any residents/business parking bay on these roads unless they display a valid Green Lanes CPZ (GLA & GLB) permit or visitors' permit. Existing parking restrictions apply.
Road closures at the end of the night
These road closures are there to ensure the safe egress of the public leaving the park.
Seven Sisters Road (between Fonthill Road and Green Lanes)
Seven Sisters Road will be closed to traffic for a 90-minute period between 10pm and 11:30pm on Friday 5 July, Saturday 6 July, Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July and from 9pm to 10:30pm on Sunday 7 July and Sunday 14 July.
Stroud Green Road (between Seven Sisters Road and Tollington Park/Upper Tollington Park)
Stroud Green Road will be closed to traffic for three hours between 9pm and 12midnight on Friday 5 July, Saturday 6 July, Friday 12 July and Saturday 13 July and from 8:30pm to 11:30pm on Sunday 7 July and Sunday 14 July.
Please not these are approximate timings and as soon as (a) the bulk of the crowd has left Finsbury Park Station and (b) it is safe to do so, Festival Republic will work with the relevant authorities to ensure the road is open and the buses are back on regular routes.
The following roads will be closed to all junctions joining Seven Sisters Road between Fonthill Road and Green Lanes covering:
Hackney – Portland Rise, Brand Close, Alexandra Grove, Queens Drive, Wilberforce Road, Finsbury Park Road, Blackstock Road, Somerfield Road, junction with Blackstock Road will be residents-access only
Islington – Rock Street, Isledon Road, Fonthill Road
The following roads will be closed at all junctions joining Stroud Green Road between Seven Sisters Road and Tollington Park/Upper Tollington Park:
Islington – Wells Terrace, Morris Place and Lennox Road
Haringey – Perth Road
Updates for 2024
Each year, due consideration is given to the suggestions raised at post-event debriefs to improve the experience of the events for both festival/gig goers and local residents.
We would like to highlight the following points:
- Additional fencing will be erected within the park, so access in and around the park during event days may be different than in previous years
- Access to the café, children’s play areas, the skate plaza, sports facilities and the tennis courts will be facilitated at all times
- Finsbury Park Station, Manor House Station and Seven Sisters Road will be very busy during the road closure times
- The exit route will take festival/gig goers out of the park via the arena entrance before the gig finishes. Once the gig finishes, the exit route will flip to the north east of the park and festival/gig goers will exit out onto Seven Sisters Road. From here, they will turn right for Finsbury Park Station and left for Manor House Station
- Festival/gig goers from the local area tend to walk home and local access will be facilitated
- The internal park route from Stroud Green Road and Oxford Road Gate will be closed from 2pm onwards during the Wireless Festival weekend. A diversion route will be in place for local park users and access will be facilitated for those who wish to use either the skate plaza or the tennis courts
- Finsbury Park Station’s exit route will be via City North from 6pm each night during the live, event-day shows
- Ease of entry into Finsbury Park for both the local community/residents and festival/gig goers will continue to be facilitated via the crowd management measures outside Finsbury Park Gate. These measures involve a combination of barriers and security guards
- In conjunction with our partners including the Metropolitan Police and in order to constantly review the security situation, we encourage the public to report any suspicious activity to the Anti-Terrorism Hotline on: 0800 789 321 or 999 in an emergency.
