OktoberFest London Tickets

"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."

A statement from OktoberFest London:

— OktoberFest London (@OktoberFestLDN)

It followed chaos at the festival's opening last night as long queues formed to get in.

The announcement sparked anger online, with Twitter users saying the inevitable "you can't organise a p*** up in a brewery":

@TobaccoDockLon @OktoberFestLDN you've literally failed at organising a piss up in a brewery!

— Matt Hallett (@mallett1991)

@TobaccoDockLon @OktoberFestLDN Identified last night? Half my industry is due to be there in 15 mins. I'M WEARING LEDERHOSEN IN THE OFFICE.

— DanielleThorsteinson (@DanielleJolee)

@TobaccoDockLon @OktoberFestLDN any chance of a free beer for the local residents who had to put up with that farce of a queue last night?

— Ben Tomkins (@btomkins)

A news interviewer just asked two grown men wearing lederhosen in public if they were disappointed Oktoberfest London has been cancelled

— Ash Warner (@AlsBoy)

Meanwhile, another entirely unrelated event, also called the London Oktoberfest, will still go ahead as planned in Millwall Park in Canary Wharf.