Glasto this year, anyone know what to do to get tickets and AIBU for taking 5.5 and baby along?

[MyDarlingClementine]

Never been, really really really want to go this year, anyone been - with kids in tow...I have never been, and the thought of the loo's scare me, but are tickets easy to get, is it a lottery, etc..

I have many many times one of the best places on earth to go.

I fear my children wouldnt enjoy it. They would stand with their fingers in their ears whilst we would listen to amazing bands. They are always telling me to turn my music down when a great tune comes on.

They would love all the making stuff and poking about in mud though.

We took ours (3 and 10mo) to Shrewsbury Folk Festival last year. Its all marquees rather than open stages but because of the crowds and the noise dd (3) really didn't like any venues and I think I watched 10 mins of music all weekend. The little one was easier but there was nothing for him to do. He mostly spent time in the buggy/backpack looking at things and crawling around in the mud occasionally.

We work there so don't pay for tickets. I wouldn't be prepared to buy a ticket until the kids are bigger to be honest.

I took DD to jubilee, she loved and it was dancing away, she loves to dance! Waves arms in the air like a seasoned clubber.

Travelin

I have been to quite a few genteel squares all over Europe with quite a few groups of teens off their heads smoking funny fags.

I can see that noise may be an issue.

The thing that appeals to me is that it is a large area, so if there is trouble etc you can hopefully just move easily away from it, I don't like it when in confined spaces and things kick off.

OP
You sound strangely naive and unwilling to listen to seasoned festival-goers.

Comparing Glastonbury with evenings out with kids European cities is just risible.

I'd much rather bimble about in Barcelona with my DS than hang about watching him getting his face painted whilst simmering with resentment as my child free mates knock back hot cider en route to watch some interesting band in the John Peel tent.
Am I horribly selfish?

Constantly walking through mud is fucking exhausting even without children. I came back from one, not very wet festival with trashed achillies tendons, even wearing walking boots.
I've taken DD to festivals from age 2, but always with a big group of friends and only small festivals. It's hard work, but fun.
Glastonbury with a 5yo and a baby and no previous experience of festivals, group of pals and/or camping and roughing it sounds like madness.

Doesn't matter anyway, the line-up this year means you have virtually zero chance of anyone not paying for the tickets they have as they will fetch an amazing amount on ebay &

Do I greythorne!

I am getting a good spread of answers on here painting a picture for me of the good bits and the bad bits!

I am nearly 40 and whilst I have not been to a festival, I have been and done lots of other challenging things in my life with my DC in tow.

I think if I was truly naive I wouldn't be asking on here about it all, I would be blindly booking tickets then finding myself in the wrong camping field, up to my knees in mud with a pushchair and no ear muffs!

I compared my DC being up at midnight or indeed out at midnight in response to the uk usual attitudes about DC not being out late.

I fully appreciate that its not quite the same, I was referring to the fact that on the continent children can and are out late and no one bats an eye lid.
Therefore I have no probs with my DC being out in a field in a truck thing late at Glastonbury.

I was referring the being out late and not tucked up in a conventional bed.

Thanks for worrying about me though Grey.

Ooh one more things Travlin and Grey,

I wonder if you have read the posts from people who have been as DC themselves, and also those who have taken small children?

Europe with teens smoking joints is no way the same with thousands of adults partying 24/7 some of whom will be doing cocaine and popping ecstasy.

That's not to say you shouldn't take them just be realistic about the type of people you may encounter.

And this is AIBU people will disagree of you wanted everyone to say wow your so cool then you should haven see in another area.

Should Have Posted.

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Can't. Bloody. Wait.

Although I know I'll be missing them both like mad once I get there!

I don't think you are allowed to sell the tickets on ebay. People get very upset and report them. I am sure there is a kind of black market of tickets though, although it's harder now with photographs.

One piece of advice: You will need children's ear defenders - around £10 and they come in loads of colours. My DCs wouldn't last v long anywhere near music without them.

Have you considered smaller festivals and maybe do Glasto another year?

Beautiful Days in Devon is good, family friendly and never any trouble.

I think your more likely to see inappropriate adult behavior at a family wedding that at Glastonbury, especially now tickets are so expensive.

I was a very sensitive child and I remember feeling nothing but safe and happy at Glastonbury.

If you have the money to spare and it wouldn't be a disaster if it all went wrong and you had to go home go for it!

Is this thread running twice?? I'm sure I've responded to it elsewhere.

It's also abit late in the day to be bringing it up. Anyone that really wants to go to Glasto has already got their ticket or is praying to get one in the resale. It's not something you wake up in the morning and think you will just do.

You can't sell glastonbury tickets on eBay, they have your photograph printed on them along with your name and any eBay listing would last about 5 mins before being removed

Loads of my friends take kids every year, there's a huge kids field, separate fam

Oops, separate family camping and in about 14 years of going I've never really

I agree in the mud though, it's hard enough trudging through yourself let alone with a buggy, so a wet year would be really hard work

Come to the Isle of Wight instead.