Disappointed music-lovers have slammed the organisers of a tribute festival held in Carlisle last weekend after drinks ran out and several acts failed to perform.

The Look-A-Like festival was held at Bitts Park in Carlisle on Sunday July 21 and featured tributes to iconic music acts such as Queen, Abba and Fleetwood Mac.

Carlisle Racecourse was originally scheduled to host the day festival, but it was switched to Bitts Park without much notice to those who had bought tickets, or any update on the official website. 

Several attendees have also shared their disappointment that some acts didn't show up as previously advertised, while others took issue with the 'ridiculous' prices of food, drinks and VIP tickets. 

Matthew Jelly lasted just two hours before leaving, and compared the organisation of the festival to that of the viral Willy Wonka Experience that occurred in Glasgow earlier this year. 

Speaking to the News & Star, Matthew said: "This was an experience that I handled for two hours before leaving. I'd give it half a star out of five, and that's being generous. A can of cider and a pint was £13, and the food smelled like dog food. It wasn't as advertised at all, it was almost as bad as the Willy Wonka experience."

A VIP ticket would have cost £44, and yet many who purchased the upgraded ticket, which promises 'queue jump, access to VIP area with private VIP loos and VIP Bar', have suggested that they would have been better off with a standard ticket, as they were 'caged in like animals' in the VIP section. 

Denise Wilson commented: "Prices of the food and drinks were ridiculous. It was a fake festival, not Glastonbury. Also VIP probably the worst view, caged in like animals. The VIP was advertised as queue jumping, own bar and toilets plus much more. What more was there? Along with the changed acts, it was very disappointing."

Jill Scott suggested that the VIP section was a 'joke' and a 'total waste of money' as she had to return to the town centre to buy a chair. 

Hundreds of comments were left on the event's official ticket page complaining about the price of food and drink, as well as the lack of organisation at the event, which saw some buy tickets to see acts who didn't even show up. 

Strangely, those with tickets weren't allowed to leave and return to the festival site, and weren't allowed to bring in their own food and drink, while no information was provided regarding the times of the performances. 

Paul Whitehead bought six VIP tickets but left the following review: 

"At 8.35pm we went to the VIP bar for our second drink of the night to be informed that the bar was closed and when we joined the queue at the normal bar they had no beer left. Not happy. I bought six tickets and I feel the extra expense was not worth the money I feel like I've been ripped off."

Others suggested that they enjoyed the event thanks to the performances of those on stage, but were let down by the organisers.

Any reference to last weekend's event on the Look-A-Like Facebook page has been deleted, and a quick look at comments regarding previous festivals in other parts of the country, suggest that the organisation issues in Carlisle were sadly not a one-off. 

The News & Star tried to contact organisers several times relaying festival goers concerns but they failed to respond.