OKTOBERFEST LONDON OktoberFest London was cancelled today

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The booze-filled event, which is London's very own answer to Munich's annual OktoberFest, was called off today after organisers were unable to cope with the huge crowds of revellers that turned up for the opening night, according to reports. The announcement was made today by Tobacco Dock London in Canary Wharf, just 20 minutes before the first session was due to kick off there at 12pm.

They tweeted: "Due to operational issues identified last night the decision has been made to cancel all further @OktoberFestLDN sessions. "All ticket holders should contact @OktoberFestLDN for refunds details will be posted on their website." Confirming the news, the official OktoberFest London was taken down today and replaced with the following statement: "Due to unforeseen circumstances the OktoberFest London event has been cancelled. "The ticket holders are requested to keep hold of their tickets for the event, and the company will inform all ticket holders of the procedure for claiming a refund as soon as possible."

OKTOBERFEST LONDON The event is London's own version of the popular Munich attraction

GETTY Thousands of pints were to be imported for the booze-filled event

Tickets for the event started at £10 but soared up to £1,000 for special VIP tables. James Potter, a surveyor from Esher, Surrey, had a VIP table for 10 booked which is said to have cost £600 for the afternoon OktoberFest session.

I am hugely p***** off James Potter

The 44-year-old said he was "hugely p***** off" after receiving a notification that the event had been cancelled at 11:22am - minutes before the session was due to start at 12pm. He told The Evening Standard: “I am now standing here at Wapping tube station and all my friends are en route. Some have come from Nottingham for this. "We have a table for 10 VIP places booked and it has just been cancelled with no explanation. It cost us £600. It is unbelievable. Totally unbelievable. I am hugely p***** off.” Angry and left disappointedly sober following the news, others hoping to attend the event soon took to Twitter to express their disappointment.

@TobaccoDockLon gutted to hear Oktoberfest London has been cancelled. Could you please tell me how to get a refund? Thanks. — Nina Evans (@ninaevans22) October 9, 2015

OktoberFest London cancelled half an hour before it's due to open. wut. — Josh (@jo55_hhh) October 9, 2015

So Oktoberfest London is cancelled with twenty mins to go...What that saying about a p*ss up in a brewery...??? — Sharon Mumby (@MumbySharon) October 9, 2015

On its website, organisers promised: “Over four days you can experience everything that makes Oktoberfest, held in the wooden halls of Tobacco Dock. "We’ll have live music, full Oktoberfest decoration and thousands of people going crazy for the authentic Oktoberfest experience. "Along with steins, you’ll get the best German food catered by the award-winning Herman Ze German.” Last month it was reported that Germany could face a beer shortage as a record number of pints were to be shipped in for OktoberFest London. This year more than 200,000 pints of traditional German lager were to be imported specially for the event.