Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Will festival go with a bang?
T H E “w o r l d ’s b i g g e s t sausage party” will feature Oasis and Queen tribute acts whe n it la nds in Dundee next month.
Further details of the inaugural Dundee Sausage and Cider Festival have been announced, promising a host of live acts taking to the stage at Slessor Gardens.
Tribute acts Real Magic Queen, Oasus, The Killaz and Biffy McClyro will entertain the crowds along with DJs.
There will also be live eating competitions including a hot dogeating contest.
The event gets under way at 6pm on Friday May 20, wrapping up at 11pm.
A statement from the festival said: “At all Sausage and Cider Festival events we have an array of amazing food and drink on offer plus we have some ways to join in and have fun whilst you are with us.
“For the very first time, Sausage and Cider Fest arrives in Dundee at an amazing outdoor venue.”
Sausage and Cider Festival has held events across the UK, but many have left negative reviews on Trustpilot.
The festival currently holds a 1.8 star rating on Trustpilot, with 78% of reviewers rating the event
“poor”. One reviewer who attended in Liverpool last November said: “Travelled from Manchester down to Liverpool for the Sausage and Cider festival to be massively underwhelmed and disappointed.
“Advertised 13 different types of sausage, there were only a handful of different flavours and most had run out within two hours of being there.
“Thought the drinks selection was very limited also and extortionately priced.
“Won’t be attending again and advise others to avoid unless you want to be extremely disappointed.”
Reviewers also slammed the festival’s use of drinks tokens, with one adding: “All of the sad stalls charge for things in ‘tokens’ with the smallest amount you can buy being £30.
“If you’ve already forked out for a crazy ticket price you either cut your losses and walk out straight away (like we did) or shell out more money for cider in a plastic cup and go stand around awkwardly with the rest of them.”
However, the event has sold out in some locations, including in Newcastle in February.
Tickets for the Dundee event are on sale via the festival’s website, priced between £15 and £30.
It takes place the day before Ibiza Orchestra Live at Slessor Gardens.