The festival was hit by severe flooding that threatened to close the festival ; local roads and villages were flooded and closed . The Overkill tent was initially cancelled on the first day of the festival due to the stage being submerged under 2 ft of water . However , organiser Ned Beckett described in some detail how the crew dug trenches and built dams to salvage the stage : " Little diggers turned up , water pumps were suddenly sucking all the water out of our dance floor , and the sound crew rebuilt their PA on the stage . " It was a herculean effort by the crew to keep the event going and in spite of the weather the event went well
hit by severe flooding
2007 United Kingdom floods
Glade Festival