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Love and laughs at Lolla!
This amazing 2-day festival is located on the edge of Paris in Longchamps Hippodrome Racecourse. There was a wide range of different genres from dance to Indie. I saw Kodaline, Jain, 21 Pilots, Martin Garrix, Mo, Bad Bunny, Biffy Clyro, the1975 and the Strokes; they were all brilliant in different ways but 21 Pilots were best for me! A negative was that I had to book the accessible viewing platform and parking in advance and they were supposed to send me info about disabled parking and access before I went but despite E-mailing them three times, the info never arrived. We had to phone to find out which entrance to go to eventually but once inside, members of the charity PSH treated me and my party like VIP's and escorted us all the way into the festival; golf buggies were available to take you in if you needed them and parking was very secure and on-site. Staff were very helpful, friendly and kind.
Red Cross tents also let me come in for a stretch out and a lie down when I needed to and coordinated with security to access an alternative pathway through secure areas to the viewing platforms rather than push through huge crowds; staff were all fantastic. There was also a lovely picnic chill-out area with trees, water, a silent disco and children's play areas.
The viewing platform was accessed via a long but manageable ramp. I had initially thought that the viewing platforms would be too far away from the stages but I couldn't have been more wrong and I had a great view, another bonus was that officially, only 1 PA could access the platform with me but as there were not many wheelchair festival goers using the viewing platforms, security said that the rest of my party (6) could go up too and this made a much better more inclusive atmosphere. There was plenty room for dancing and the other wheelchair users had their crews up too. There were only viewing platforms for the two main stages but as the crowds were smaller at the other two stages, I still had a great view. I always felt safe and able to access help if I needed it as all staff (and festival-goers) I met were lovely.
This amazing 2-day festival is located on the edge of Paris in Longchamps Hippodrome Racecourse. There was a wide range of different genres from dance to Indie. I saw Kodaline, Jain, 21 Pilots, Martin Garrix, Mo, Bad Bunny, Biffy Clyro, the1975 and the Strokes; they were all brilliant in different ways but 21 Pilots were best for me! A negative was that I had to book the accessible viewing platform and parking in advance and they were supposed to send me info about disabled parking and access before I went but despite E-mailing them three times, the info never arrived. We had to phone to find out which entrance to go to eventually but once inside, members of the charity PSH treated me and my party like VIP's and escorted us all the way into the festival; golf buggies were available to take you in if you needed them and parking was very secure and on-site. Staff were very helpful, friendly and kind.
Red Cross tents also let me come in for a stretch out and a lie down when I needed to and coordinated with security to access an alternative pathway through secure areas to the viewing platforms rather than push through huge crowds; staff were all fantastic. There was also a lovely picnic chill-out area with trees, water, a silent disco and children's play areas.
The viewing platform was accessed via a long but manageable ramp. I had initially thought that the viewing platforms would be too far away from the stages but I couldn't have been more wrong and I had a great view, another bonus was that officially, only 1 PA could access the platform with me but as there were not many wheelchair festival goers using the viewing platforms, security said that the rest of my party (6) could go up too and this made a much better more inclusive atmosphere. There was plenty room for dancing and the other wheelchair users had their crews up too. There were only viewing platforms for the two main stages but as the crowds were smaller at the other two stages, I still had a great view. I always felt safe and able to access help if I needed it as all staff (and festival-goers) I met were lovely.
