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Neighbours having their own Glasto this evening

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Otins · 28/06/2025 21:27

About 4 houses along on the adjoining road (our back gardens join on to each other) are having their own version of Glastonbury this evening. They have a music system set up and a DJ. Bizarrely, I can’t hear the sounds of partying / people as such.

it is ridiculously loud and I can’t even have a conversation in my back garden without shouting.The gardens are tiny, only about 10m x 20m so it is less than 50m away.

I have all my windows shut and can still hear it perfectly in every room.

my only hope is that they started at 6.30pm so maybe it’ll finish early. [clutches at straws]

I accept it is a 1 off, and don’t mind the occasional party, but the noise levels are totally inappropriate for the middle of a residential area whatever time of day it is. There are kids around trying to get to sleep now, and they’ll have no chance. .

I can’t even give up and dance to it, as it is shit european folky stuff. Lots of wailing and accordions and the like.

I rang 101 for advice, and they gave me the local out of hours number for the council, but the answerphone message said they were closed when I called them.

aibu for being really pissed off - not at the party as such - just the ridiculously loud music?

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Summersunshinebliss · 28/06/2025 21:51

I am all for people having fun and good times but if its as bad as you say it is, then I would have popped along and asked them to turn it down a little rather than stewing over it.

pizzaHeart · 28/06/2025 21:50

No advice but absolutely feel for you. Hope it’s a special occasion for them and not a start of a great singing season.

PlutarchHeavensbee · 28/06/2025 21:48

You’re not alone with being sick to the back teeth of entitled arsehole neighbours who believe they’re within their rights to behave exactly how they want, when they want and fuck everybody else.

I’d give anything to have enough money to move into the middle of nowhere and not have to live within a ten mile radius of anyone, ever again. Especially if they have fucking dogs they buy and then can’t be arsed to take care of so they howl for hours at a time.

afaloren · 28/06/2025 21:47

It is annoying when you can hear other people’s music but it’s Saturday night in summer. I would try not to get too worked up about it as a one off. Stewing won’t make it stop any sooner - I speak from experience!

Sendcrisis2025 · 28/06/2025 21:46

As a one off I dont see the issue. We have a similar spacing and terraced houses and about 4 months ago the one at the end of the terrace had a party for a 40th. It was noisy and a bit of a pain but it's a one off.

Soukmyfalafel · 28/06/2025 21:44

Where is it? I quite fancy a party. Where can we park the vans?