About 800 people were denied entrance to a Dayglow Tour paint party Wednesday night at Whiskey Lounge and Moon after more tickets were sold than capacity allowed.
A third nightclub, Privé, was scheduled to be open for the party, in which participants throw paint at each other while wearing white clothing under black lights. Planners were forced to shut down the club at the last minute to decrease capacity, said Michael Oiknine, co-owner of Mentally Unstable Promotions, which helped put on the event.
Oiknine said 2,000 tickets had been presold. Without Privé open, only 1,200 people got in.
"This has been the craziest night I've ever had to deal with because no one really knows what is happening and what to do," security guard Chad Smith said at the event.
Eitan Sisso, a UF freshman, said he tried to attend with a group of friends in celebration of his girlfriend's birthday.
"I was waiting outside of the club for two hours, and what frustrated me the most was that no one was answering any questions as to what was going on," Sisso said. "I want a refund."
Oiknine said the Dayglow Tour may offer ticket holders entrance to another party at a later date. The company is also creating an e-mail address to contact for refunds, he said.
