On the 22nd & 23rd of October the fifth annual Beach Goth festival was held at The Obsevatory in Santa Ana. The event was presented by The Growlers and turned out to be a massive failure. Several thousand festival-goers were ripped off $200+ for their tickets. The event stated it was a "RAIN or SHINE" event, however a headline act canceled her act due to water damage to her equipment and other acts were moved to smaller indoor stages that reached capacity at 2,000. This left about 3,000 people outside of the venue in inhumane conditions. Many people (including underage women) were manhandled by event staff and screamed at to vacate the premises. They were treated like animals. When asked questions, not a single employee could provide an answer as to why they were denying entry. Yet they remained selling tickets to the event while this was happening. The festival organizers and venue staff completely mishandled the situation and have yet to address any concerns. I am demanding that this event be boycotted in the future years to prevent this abuse and disgusting violence from happening again.