Paying £300 for a ticket to a festival doesn't make you cool... or does it?

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I'm so fed up of DBIL and DSis going on about Glastonbury and acting like they're the edgiest, coolest people on the planet because they're going this weekend. They're talking about it like they literally going to hanging out with the the Arctic Monkeys and will be having a transcendence experience in the Green Field with Elton John. Also if I hear Dsis utter the word 'Glasto' one more time I may rip my own ears off. She told me this morning she doesn't think I would be able to handle it (even though I have been in previous years) but I can't help but think 'handle what?' she's off to Glastonbury not to a war zone.

I do get that it's really exciting and it's brilliant and I don't even mind listening to them talking about being excited it's more the smuggery that's going along with it. I'm probably a bit jealous and bitter but honestly it's so bloody boring and annoying.

Festivals are my very favourite thing to do. They are excited. .stop being mean :)

Just saw this on Twitter and it's basically me...

"when i go to Glastonbury, Glastonbury is good, cool, a huge laugh. when you go to Glastonbury and i don’t, it’s morally wrong and perhaps even pathetic. hope this is clear".

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I suspect this is the key factor and why it's so annoying! I used to teach and lots of teens would mention bands etc that were apparently super edgy as if I wouldn't have heard of them- like The Cure. I just would say I'll check them out haha, but with someone in the family that you see and talk to lots can see how it grates.

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you’re the reason why I ask candidates at job interviews to do a numeracy test

Never been to Glastonbury, Reading was more my thing back in the day.

Now I'm old I prefer to watch it on my tv with cheap snacks and a toilet close by.

It's amazing (been 5 times) but they're right, it's hard work and not for everyone. Just sounds like they're excited, and they should be. It's also totally worth the money, some of the bands you'd pay £100 to see just their one gig.

So each attendee takes 5 tents and leaves them all behind ...?? Good luck even putting up 1 tent

I’d be the same but only because I’m gutted to not be going 😂😂
Been twice and it’s honestly the best place on earth however my 6 month old baby will put the brakes on any festivals for a while.

I don't mind admitting that I couldn't handle it! I went to V2001 (tent for three nights) and Reading a couple of times. I loved it and it's a cheaper way to see so many bands you love in one go but no way could I hack it now. I wish I had done 'Glasto' (sorry OP) but my festival days are over. I need my own bed at the end of the day!

I’ve not been to Glastonbury since the fence was properly patrolled and not easy to get over by giving a security guard £20.

I’ve been to lots and lots of festivals and it was never my favourite due to the sheer size. It’s exhausting getting around and you always feel you’re not quite where you want to be.

It’s certainly not cool 😂

Glastonbury is too much of a commercial freight train to be considered edgy.

Not to say it’s not a fun time, but it’s really just a sort of middle class Butlins weekender, with tents instead of chalets.

It's far too mainstream for the truly cool😂

This would do my head in too.

Aw they're excited, let them be

I'd be fed up in the OPs shoes. In any case, none of my family are playing at Glastonbury this year, so no interest.

I 'couldn't handle' the disgusting portaloos and being filthy and not being able to shower. This is only one of the reasons I am probably cooler than your sis.

That doesn't add up at all , do the punters use a tent each per night then ?

The capacity is 210,000

Looks like a perfect weekend to sleep late, eat little, dance lots free from dancing police, yes you can still do cool Glastonbury. It's one place you can be free-ish.

Everyone everywhere have shut down everywhere people can just join up, dance, be young and free. Just for a long weekend.

Yes Glastonbury can be cool and yes it's probably edgy right now because everyone is so anal about their property, their property prices and driveways, there is nowhere left to go to have fun together.

Sign of the times.

Ah they’re just excited, Id be too and would probably go on too much about it! You’ll only hear about it for about another month😅

It stopped being edgy the second you had to have a credit card, photo ID and access to 10 computers to get a ticket.
It's stuffed full of fairly homogenous middle class people. But great fun, if that's your vibe.
Went loads pre kids in the 1980s and 90s, then went again in 2005. I'm too old now.

I wouldn't mind going and taking the caravan now I'm old but that would be even more logistics than just getting tickets and camping.

Okay, fully accept I'm a miserable old git - Dsis was so excited last night and has been texting me this AM and it sounds joyful and wonderful. And, as my mum reminded me last night, I was just as bad when I used to go ;)

You are the reason why I ask candidates at a job interview to do a literacy test.

I absolutely love festivals I think they are really good value for the amount of bands you get to see compared to how much it is to see one band nowadays. My husband toured with a band as a sound engineer many years ago and so we did all the festivals backstage and for free which of course is a brilliant way to do them. Food tents, great toilets, aftershow parties.....