One Direction gigs force angry coders to cancel conference

A bit of sensationalist journalism going on here. The conference is not being cancelled - http://2015.djangocon.eu/news/boy-band-disrupts-djangocon-eu...

For clarity the original title was wrong and apparently updated by The Telegraph.

It's hard to believe that Wales does not have the capacity for ONE hotel to be available for coders.

I live in the USA and have traveled extensively. This doesn't add up???

I would love to hear from someone local/attending to confirm this???

All of the hotels within 20 miles are mostly booked or have responded to demand by vastly raising their prices. Lots of event agencies buy these rooms to group up and sell on as packages.

I think Cardiff has roughly 6000 hotel rooms. The concert is expected to bring in 140,000 people.

The conference has been rescheduled to be two days earlier to avoid the conflict. It's now 31st May - 5th June.