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Organisers of a music festival may not host the event next year following alleged violent threats from festival goers.

Sam Foulkes, managing director of Rock the Park held in Wrexham last weekend said he has been "put off" hosting the event in future after claiming revellers threatened to burn his house down.

Several attendees allegedly carried out the threats by turning up at his home following the first night of the three-day event, held at Borras Hall Lane, after being refused a refund.

It came after people were having to wait for hours to get drinks at the bar on Friday , with many saying they missed acts while stood in queues.

Mr Foulkles, 25, from Wrexham said gate staff had also been assaulted on the evening, while he had received threatening emails from other unhappy festival goers.

(Image: Rock the Park)

The award-winning event organiser admitted they had "messed up big time" after relocating bar staff to ensure the site was safe following adverse weather conditions, but said lessons had been learnt and vowed they "would not be repeated".

In a post published on Facebook , he said he would update revellers on whether Rock the Park will return next year in the coming weeks.

"We are still learning and have only the best intentions to deliver a safe and enjoyable event for everyone attending," he wrote.

"We will however no tolerate people turning up at organisers houses threatening to burn them down because a refund was refused.

"Gate staff have also been physically assaulted and hate emails threatening violence to name a few, which is why we are seriously thinking about whether or not to carrying on [sic]."

Visitors to the festival said they had to stand in long queues to purchase drink tokens, before queuing again in order to purchase their drinks.

Many said that by the time they had got to the front of the queue, they had missed acts they had hoped to see.

(Image: Rock the Park)

Speaking to North Wales Live today, Mr Foulkes added that he did not think his team deserved the "abuse" they had received.

"We all put our heart and souls into this event and it's unfair on staff to be treated like that," he said.

"We're just a few family members trying to do good for the area and put Wrexham on the map.

"I have got to say it was only a small minority of the 20,000 that came to the event - we have had a lot of support from most people - but unfortunately, that small minority can make a difference.

"We're a successful company and it's the first time that something has gone wrong for us, so it's just put us off a little bit.

"It will be a shame not to see it return - but we will have to all sit down and make a decision together in the next few weeks."

The festival, now in its third year saw up to 20,000 revellers descend on the event this year, despite the bad weather.

An unofficial online petition was launched this morning in a bid to save the event.

A spokeswoman for North Wales Police said: "Any issues were dealt with on the night, but we did not receive complaints of disorder at the time."

They added that the force has not been made aware of any threats following the event.