Sitting on other people's shoulders at festivals

[Hammy02]

I went to the V festival yesterday-paid a substantial amount of money, got there early, had a great afternoon with friends only to find that when the headline acts came on that people think it's acceptable to sit on their partner's/friend's shoulders. Do these people have no concept that while they are doing this that they are completely blocking the already limited view of the stage for many rows of the crowd behind them? I couldn't help but wish horrific things on these selfish, self-obsessed creatures.

Every year there is always some grinning shoulder-hoisted twat smiling on the front page of the Times on Glastonbury weekend.

Just goes to show what kind of moron does it.

Take a paintball gun and take some well aimed shots at their bikinied arses.

Actually some people go to V festival because it's convenient. ANd if you live in the area you get first crack at tickets. So you dont have to spend your life registered a year before and on the phones and on the internet and doing everything you can..and then NOT get tickets.. as is the case with everyother concert in this bloody country. Not becaue the Gaurdian told them its "the" place to go. WHy do people have to be so bloody arsey.

Btw if you want to go to a proper festival, leave the UK. Get good good beer, good bands, clean loos, and no fights. And you've still probably spent less even after flights.

YABVU.

A festival is not a concert with designated seating. If you can't see properly - MOVE to another spot for God's sake. I mean what is the problem really?
If this worries you you are probably too old to be going to festivals... . You must be absolutely steaming over the overflowing portaloos, the people talking next to you when they should be silently listening to the music, the party going on in the next tent until dawn... You get my point, it is a festival not the Royal Albert Hall!!!!

YANBU. I'm sorry, I'm one the people who used to do that. I usually went to festivals with DH and his friends, they are all giants but won't move for me :(
I won't ever do it again after last year at T In The Park when someone decided to throw a two litre bottle (unopened) filled with cider and blackcurrant at my lower back, I fell and dislocated my shoulder.

I was taught from an early age the art of throwing a liquid filled paper/plastic cup at the back of someones head.
I hit target every time.
It is a wierd and unfathomable talent but God has blessed me with it.

The real beauty is that they cannot be sure for a few moments if it is water or piss...

Push them off.

My respect for Pag has gone up a few more notches.

They are always so 'look at me'. Like the twats in festival hats. Or Hunter wellies.

I can't believe I didn't put that on the 'what are you good at' thread.
Much better than packing....

YABU. it is a festival move so you can see.
Don't understand why people do it tho why be an obvious target for cups of piss.
Riven you have not lived until yoiu have a cup of someone elses(not your own childrens or in a work context) piss hurled at your head purely for recreational purposes.
i went to a baby shambles concert once, never again i had to sit on a carrier bag all the way home and didn't feel clean for days.

Oh yes Riven

People do throw piss.

I think it started at Reading etc in 70s when they didn't want to loose a place and would piss into bottles to save a trip to the loo.
Then someone would annoy them...

My brother was at Reading in the middle of a huge ruck when one of the acts kept telling one side ofthe crowd were throwing piss at the other side...

Nope what is worse is being a shortarse like me and having my view completely blocked by people filming the gig on their phones. But I suppose being small has an advantage I duck under peoples arms to get to the front...

"you have not lived until yoiu have a cup of someone elses(not your own childrens or in a work context) piss hurled at your head purely for recreational purposes."

Lol at 'in a work context'

Rain - seriously, mate, where do you work?