[10] The province of Friesland fined the organisation €10,000 over the placement of tents in the woods rather than exclusively on grass, which allegedly harmed flora and fauna.

The organisation disputed the fine, saying they were not informed on time, and had no ways of accommodating all guests within the limited space available, and the mayor of Leeuwarden refused to extend the camping terrain out of safety concerns.

[12] The 2022 edition that was planned for 14-18 September was cancelled because the municipality of Leeuwarden had made administrative mistakes concerning the permits around noise and environmental impact.

[13] The festival terrain at De Groene Ster is subdivided into sections, including several stages featuring different styles of music, a Sacred Island (including The Spirit Gathering) where workshops and lectures are held and services are offered, art galleries and expositions, and numerous shops where food and drinks, clothing and merchandise can be bought.

[14] After the city council imposed additional sound regulations in late 2015, Psy-Fi briefly considered moving to a different municipality,[25] but decided to stay and accept the stricter norms.

[27] In 2016 and 2017, two-thirds of all complaints (the total being 70 in 2016 and 100 in 2017) about the festival were about noise; however, according to the city council, which regularly measured the sound levels, no norms were crossed.

[28] In August 2018, a judge ruled that the bass sounds had to be decreased from 96 to 79 decibel at night (from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. during midweek and from 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. in the weekend) to allow nearby residents to sleep.