Resident Website Information – Finsbury Park 2023
Welcome to the resident information page for Festival Republic events at Finsbury Park 2023. We are happy to be back and we look forward to hearing from you and keeping you up to date with our plans for this year’s events!
We will be on-site at the park from 21 June – 14 July
| DATE | EVENT | GATES OPEN | MUSIC ENDS |
| Wednesday 21 June | First day of show build | N/A | N/A |
| Friday 30 June | Jamie T | 13:30 | 22:30 |
| Saturday 1 July | Pulp | 11:00 | 22:30 |
| Sunday 2 July | THE 1975 | 11:00 | 21:30 |
| Wednesday 5 July | Local Schools Concert | 18:00 | 21:00 |
| Friday 7 Jul | Wireless | 13:30 | 22:30 |
| Saturday 8 July | Wireless | 11:00 | 22:30 |
| Sunday 9 July | Wireless | 11:00 | 21:30 |
| Friday 14 July | Break Ends | N/A | N/A |
Sound checks will take place on each of the event days prior to opening and also on Thursday 29 June and Thursday 6 July. Sound checks will not be at maximum event levels and although they may last a maximum of 90 minutes within a pre agreed 3 hour period, tests will be carried out in short intervals.
Outside of our main site, local park users will still have access to the rest of the park. All other park facilities will remain open and be available for use by the local community.
Outside of our main site, local park users will still have access to the rest of the park. All other park facilities will remain open and be available for use by the local community.
The carriageway between Endymion Road Gate and Finsbury Park Gate is used as the main production route for the events. However, during the build and break, access will be facilitated for park users to ensure as little disruption as possible. A cycle path and a walking route will be created and this year we will have a dedicated cycle path manager to ensure local access is never impeded by contractors working across different areas of the park.
This access route will be closed the day prior to, and the day after, the event days to allow us time to reinstate the fencing and ensure the route is safe for park goers.
The route between Hornsey Tavern Gate and Furtherfield Gallery will be closed the day prior to the live event days and re-open the day after.
Should either of these routes require to be closed for safety reasons outside of these times, signs will be erected and security positioned to inform the public of the reasons why.
Seven Sisters Road
SSR will be closed to traffic for a 90 minute period following the event to facilitate the safe egress of customers to the train station.
Stroud Green Road
Stroud Green Road will be closed from approx. 21:00 on Friday and Saturday and 20:00 Sunday to facilitate the safe egress of customers to the train station.
These road closures are there to ensure the safe egress of public leaving the park.
The roads will be closed at all junctions joining Seven Sisters Rd between Fonthill Road & GreenLanes covering;
The roads will be closed at all junctions joining Stroud Green Road between Seven Sisters Road and Tollington Park / Upper Tollington Park covering;
Brownswood Ward will be resident (and guests of residents) access only on live event days. This is achieved via a combination of existing emergency barriers in the local streets and staffed traffic management positions. Emergency barriers which prevent access are installed on the following streets: Finsbury Park Road / Brownswood Rd, Wilberforce Road / Brownswood Rd, Queens Drive / Somerfield Rd, Queens Drive / Gloucester Drive, Princess Crescent / Gloucester Drive, Portland Rise / Seven Sisters Rd, Alexandrea Grove / Seven Sisters Road, Wilberforce Rd / Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park Rd / Seven Sisters Rd.
Traffic Management positions will be used in key locations to bolster this and in areas where access is still permitted: Somerfield Rd / Blackstock Rd, Alexandera Grove / Green Lanes, Portland Rise / Green Lanes, Queens Drive / Seven Sisters Rd.
Islington
The area of Islington between Rock Street and Gillespie Road will be resident (and guests of residents) access only on live event days. This is achieved via a combination of existing LTNs in the local streets and staffed traffic management positions.
Traffic Management positions will be used in key locations to bolster this and in areas where access is still permitted: Rock St / St Thomas’s Rd, Rock St / Prah Rd, Blackstock Rd / Ambler, Blackstock Rd / Monsell Rd, Blackstock Rd / Chatterton Rd, Gillespie Rd / Plimsoll, Gillespie Rd / Ambler, Gillespie Rd / St Thomas’s Rd.
Parking restrictions will be in place to protect residents spaces. These restrictions will be discussed with the local boroughs and residents in advance and publicised here prior to the events in an easily digestable format.
We anticipate that there will be minimal impact on public transport throughout the day due to phased arrivals although the stations may be slightly busier than normal. Finsbury Park Station and Manor House Station will be much busier on Friday and Saturdays between approx. 21:00 – 00:00. On Sundays we anticipate peak time to be 20:00 – 23:00. We would advise people allow more time when travelling at these times. All necessary provisions will be made to facilitate access for locals.
To aid the safe egress of guests, Station Place will be closed to buses and taxis from 21:00 on Friday and Saturday and 20:00 on Sunday. Bus diversions will be in place for all local routes and will be publicised here nearer the event.
If you are planning to get the tube during peak times we advise using the City North Entrance at Finsbury Park Station to avoid congestion and event footfall.
We are working with one of the UK’s leading acoustic consultants, Vanguardia, who draft and monitor our noise management plan (NMP).
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 here for more detail.
There will be ample security directly outside the event and in the surrounding areas. You will see both a stationery and roaming presence in the roads immediately adjacent to the festival site. There will also be response teams available to respond to any calls made to the community hotline.
Via our Community Liaison Coordinator, we are very happy to speak to you about any concerns or queries you may have in advance of, and during the event. You can contact us via email at [email protected].
On live days you can also contact us via the Community Hotline telephone numbers which will be published nearer the time.
If you have any queries or concerns, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Kindest regards
The Finsbury Park Team
