To have thought we'd get some sleep at a festival! I think ive made a mistake booking

Yeah, that’s how festivals are, although I’m a heavy sleeper so generally had no issue, especially if I was drunk and knackered.

5 nights is a lot....

I mean people do a lot of drugs and alcohol at festivals. It’s to be expected that they’ll act fucked up. Festivals are generally adult spaces unless they’re a specified family friendly more low key event.

Why would you take a teen who cannot cope with little sleep to a festival for 5 nights !?

mine wouldn’t manage and so I’d not do this until they were more robust !

In my teens/20s we went to loads of festivals and we wanted to see all the music, try new foods, drink plenty of alcohol and then sleep because we wanted to do it all again the next day(s)! We were usually head down by about 1am but there were always some middle aged lot who’d taken took much coke to sleep and it was fairly annoying but also embarrassing. They kept everyone up and then missed the next day. Only hope is that there is some kind of security who tells them to pipe down.

have you considered download festival ?

@Sasha07 DD and boyfriend had this scenario at Reading years ago too! Setting fire to tents rumours are rife and DD didn’t go again. BF had his boots nicked too. Who wants “fun” when this is what happens? I’m surprised any festival gets a licence to 3.30 in the morning either!

My friends son and his gf had someone threaten to give them a wake up call of setting their tent on fire through night...
All because the ferals hadn't used their camping site (just abit of tarp, not even a tent there) for days and so security had reallocated their space to friends son + gf. This was in Quiet Camping at Download but I don't understand how people can use earplugs and block the world out when there's so many drugs/drunks/bellends about.

It was the two teens first festival, being told their tent will be set alight on their first night while they slept... I don't know how people cope at Festivals, clearly the good outweighs the bad but... I'd be on constant high alert, I think. Not for moi.

It's easy to forget the downsides of things but nevertheless yabu.

You wouldn't find me at any of these festivals precisely because it's uncomfortable, noisy and I'm going to be surrounded by drunk/drugged up people which will stop me sleeping.
Oh and I'm unlikely to keep myself as clean as I'd like to be.

It's not as if you're tucked up at home in bed and your neighbour has an all night party, is it?
You've deliberately chosen it!!

All the people off their faces on drugs behaving like this are why I dont go to festivals. Its supremely selfish, they might be having a great time but they are ruining it for others.

There's always at least one group of dickheads going headfirst into the drugs on the first night, you just happen to be next to them. Boutique camping can be worse because it's people that don't know the score.

Hopefully they've burned themselves out, good eyemasks, excellent silicone earplugs and a Valium for emergencies. And lots of coffee. You'll get into the swing of it, the first night can be a bit of a shock.

DD went to Leeds festival after GCSE’s. Did early bird so Wednesday- Monday. Camped in the ‘quieter’ bit.
She had a great time. But on the Monday when she come back and showered she was just sitting on her bed, silent tears streaming down her face. I panicked thinking ‘what the hell has happened to her’ but she said ‘I’m
just so tired!’
😂😂

When you say teen, what age exactly is your DC? I’m assuming you wouldn’t have to worry about a 16 - 19 yo, they’ll know it’s all part of the festival experience. Under 16 yo, they can be grumps with lack of sleep, I probably wouldn’t have taken festival camping for 5 nights tbh.

Same at Leeds and Creamfields. We used to leave the evening of the last night to avoid the fires and fights

All night noise on some level has pretty much been a given at every festival I've ever been to. I can't imagine why anyone would expect anything else. People are there to party.

I'd love to be a fly on the wall in the security tent when people go in complaining about noisy neighbours at a festival of noise.

It’s a festival. That’s what they’re like - people will party from Wednesday through to Sunday like I did as a teen. They may only eat a handful of cereal and you will all smell awful at the end.

People who want sleep at festivals book spots in family camping or luxury camping.

The only way I could ever sleep was with ear plugs, but I never liked to cause then you don't know what's going on around you. Someone wandering in the wrong tent. T in the park back in the day they used to set tents on fire on the last night.

The first night's usually the worst then people are shattered, unless you're next to a lovely group out their faces. Which is usually a given at a festival. If it's the same tonight complain to security. I'd have hoped pre pitched areas wouldn't be as bad as general camping areas. I also found I just got used to it after the first night/was so shattered I crashed out.

We must have been very lucky (although not a festival but the F1) we camped with children for a few years from their ages of 4 and 10, never really had an issue, we all slept well yes they went to bed later than usual but we were all tired from the walking and campsite was quiet from 11 (entertainment stopped).

I used to do festivals pre kids but I cant remember ever worrying about slerp and noise (probably because I had no kids to worry about though!)

Have you got ear plugs/eye mask? What festival is it?

What did you expect?

Genuinely. You’re at a festival, during the World Cup. People are going to stay up all night.

@waterrat Or adults on drugs and everyone pissed. Plus people nicking your gear and then there’s the rumours of tents being torched so no one sleeps. Anyone who needs peaceful sleep is probably in the wrong place.

Me too but the downside is:

Crying babies over-stimulated, under-slept, ill or whatever.

Younger children up very early because tents are bright and playing, shouting etc in the early morning.

None of it bothers me. I usually wear earplugs if it does but you get used to the noise (and so tired) so it gets easier. But I’m always happy bit knackered at the end.

A post lunch nap helps.

Currently at the formula 1 and we’re are in an accessible electric area. Was very noisy until about 2am and none of us slept particularly well but that’s to be expected as its the first night, unusual beds AND then add on the noise etc. honestly tonight will be better.

@Taggiesbeefdaube it's all about where you sleep. Stay in glamping/ quieter camping or off site.

I would not camp in general camping ever again. Honestly it's al ottery and you could be next to a group of teens on drugs or adult men on the piss with no manners.

hey Op Im a veteran of many festivals - been to so many different ones from glasto to smaller ones and actually this would also annoy me.

However you have to plan where you camp to avoid this. It only takes one group of drunks to ruin things - I moved my tent at Shindig festival one year because a group of 'stag's were singing loudly until about - I kid you not - 11am from 3am onwards.

Best is familiy camping or quiet camping - however family camping - kids get up at crack of dawn!

there are usually quieter spots. Pre erected tents can sometimes by noisy as people who don't usually camp may be worse behaved!