RESIDENTS have hit out at council chiefs for giving the green light to a ‘disruptive’ music festival in a city park for the fourth year in a row.

The Summer Sessions in Bellahouston Park have caused chaos for residents in the past, with drunk festival-goers using nearby gardens as toilets and intimidating locals.

Last year, police made 38 arrests in two days - including 10 for violent offences - as disorder erupted at festival, while the year before, more than 30 people were nabbed.

Residents say they thought organisers DF concerts had only a three-year contract to use the park and were surprised when tickets went on sale for this year.

As previously reported, Glasgow City Council paid organisers £200,000 to hold the concerts every year since 2013 and allowed them to use the park rent free, arguing all the money would be gained back through future rental charges.

Mosspark community council chairwoman Elaine McSporran said board members had not been consulted about the plans to hold the event again, and she only found out when she received an email telling her tickets had gone on sale.

Elaine said: “As far as we, the residents, were aware the contract for the park was for three years.

“We know that Glasgow City Council paid DF concerts to hold last three.

“There has been a lot of disruption, especially to the residents who live over from the park…[People] urinating in the street, explicit acts from a couple, noise which spilled over to the very early hours…

“That is on top of the disruption to the local bus route, and access to streets for residents.”

Elaine said there needed to be more thorough consideration from the council’s planning department before the first band take to the stage on August 27, to minimise disruption to locals.

She said: “So far the planning has not been thought through from this aspect and it definitely needs more before Biffy Clyro goes ahead on 27th August.

“I got an email for pre-sale tickets before the council had replied to give me information.

“There is a planning meeting we can attend to air our views but we have no date for that yet, and the concert will still go ahead despite what we say.”

Craigton SNP Councillor Alex Wilson was also concerned about the effect on locals.

He said: "I'm very much concerned about the impact this will have on the area yet again, considering the residents are very unhappy because of the disturbances they get every year.

"There needs to be more improvements on what was offered last year.

"Local community groups and councillors should have all been notified this was going ahead again, and should have had some form of consultation to find out if they were happy about this.

"It seems to have come out of the blue, which has annoyed a lot of people.

"Residents thought it was for three years only."

A council spokeswoman said: "As in previous years, community engagement meetings will be organised by the council to allow residents and community council representatives the chance to engage in the planning and delivery of the event.

"These meetings give event organisers, Police Scotland and the council the opportunity to address any concerns and implement appropriate mitigation should any issues be identified by the community."