Glastonbury slightly tragic after a certain age

[monkeytimesthree]

That's it.

Certainly not criticising anyone older wanting to have fun

Eh, it's right there in your thread title.

YABU. When I used to go to Glastonbury as a teenager/ early 20s, what I liked about it was that it was full of people of all ages, and there was something for everyone. Want to watch Les Amants du Pont Neuf in the cinema tent? Off you go. Want to have a chat about the environment in the green field and browse some second hand books? Go for your life. Want to listen to acoustic guitar, watch a puppet show, ride on a Ferris wheel, catch some performance art, make a pot - all available. Or you can stand in front of the pyramid stage for three days.

Personally my Glasto days are over but not because of my age, more because of my circumstances.

it’s just one of those middle class things on a bucket list

So fun things people like doing. Wtf is wrong with that?

I think what is tragic is being unable to see that you can enjoy something regardless of your age.

For a certain demographic it has become a fashionable another must do fixture with boutique camping and helicopters

Yeah, I'd imagine your average 50 something Glasto punter arrived by helicopter.

YABU it’s a hobby. Whoever wants to go should go.

A lot of the bands/singers are old too.

Edict: No performers or festival goers to be over 25.

My Dad came with me to his first Glastonbury on his 65th birthday. About 200 people ended up singing Happy Birthday to him and he chatted to everyone and made loads of new friends. He loved it. I'll be going again once the children are in their teens.

OP you sound a barrel of laughs, best stay away and leave it to the people who know how to enjoy themselves...... regardless of their age.

Allhailthesun

Yeah.After a certain age it’s just one of those middle class things on a bucket list - London marathon tick, Glastonbury tick, climbing a famous mountain, Edinburgh fringe ....

I'm as far from middle class as you can get and I've done at least 2 on that list. Do middle class people not have better things to spend their money on ?

Certainly not criticising anyone older wanting to have fun

That's exactly what you're doing in your OP.

I wouldn't go to Glastonbury myself because I hate festivals and the majority of acts are not my genre and don't appeal to me, but I really cannot think of any reasons why anyone of any age shouldn't go and have fun.

You never grow out of Glastonbury.

Old people! Stay at home! Know your place, WTF do you think you're doing enjoying yourself outside where people can see you, get your slippers on and your cocoa down your neck.

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a sugary one to sweeten your attitude up a bit

I'm prepared to be corrected but I'll tell you what looks like hell on earth to me. Coachella. That's not even a young person's place, it's a beautiful young person's place. If you have doughy thighs or a face that looks like a spud, please step aside and make way for the battalion of Victoria Secrets models.

At least the lumpy and dumpy (of all ages) are welcome at Glastonbury.

How old are you monkeytimesthree ? I'm guessing twenties/ early thirties by your name?

At that age I used to believe that sex between people over 50 was weird and disgusting and that middle aged people shouldn't enjoy music, dancing or socialising,

Now I've reached that age I can tell you how wrong I was. And with some of the best rock bands being in their 70s, I really don't see why their audiences should stay at home doing the knitting.

Don’t be so full of yourself OP.

Have a read of twat dad camping thread elsewhere on here. I mean seriously. Talk about TRAGIC man reliving his youth that should have stayed at home. And Stormzy playing to a sea of white faces. I could go on.

And none of you are there are you?!

Ah, rules on the enjoyment of music and of seemly activities that are age appropriate... We do seem to be moving towards a worryingly dignified era.

Never mind, I'm going to enjoy being a scandalous great-grandmother one day :)

@Monkeytimesthree, @kashali and @allhailthesun are all being EXTREMELY u!
Music is universal, there is no upper or lower age limit. Sure, festivals aren’t everyone’s cup of tea experience wise but there is precisely zero ‘tragic’ about anyone of ANY age enjoying live music! You all need to get a fucking life and tone down the snooty attitude towards people out there having a good time! Maybe try it yourself some time?!

Maybe your issue is with the gentrification of the experience but again, YABU. Preferences and economics change. I went to plenty of festivals as a teen and even then I didn’t particularly love the idea of no showers and god awful food, what on Earth is wrong with providing services people want to pay for??

So now black artists should only play to black audiences?

Who cares if it becomes a fashionable ticklish thing to do? What a shame it would be if they had fun.

You sound very immature and lacking in imagination.

Aw, the grinning emoji that actually means 'wah wah wah'.

What age is too old to enjoy yourself and just become tragic sad case? I'm now 40 and I love love music and events etc should I stay at home knitting or gardening?

I've friends at Glastonbury now between ages of 30 and 40 plus. They tragic? They always have a ball.

Festivals have always had a mixed age demographic, it's not about being down with the kids it's about doing things you enjoy. Life is short let's live it.

Sounds like the OP is sick of her own miserable little life of drudgery and would sooner drag other people down than accept the consequences of her own life decisions.

Sad for you hun.