To think if 5000 people can cram in to a festival, my kid can go to his classmates house after school?

[ItsNotComplicated]

I have followed ALL the rules throughout for the last year.

I was surprised to see that a 5000 person sell out festival has taken place in a big top tent with no distancing. (I’m not complaining).

For a year, I’ve not allowed my DC inside with their friends. DC3 has been invited to a friends house for lunch tomorrow. I had my reservations but now , I’m thinking this is so far beyond nonsense if this festival has gone ahead!

DC3 is in the same class as his friend. WIBU to let him go?

it is human nature to question why masses of people are allowed to gather when others are not even allowed to meet one other person indoors

It isn't "one person meeting one other person" though. It's many "one person" scenarios across the country which adds up to way more than 5000. It's purely a numbers game managing the number of occasions people can meet rather than one scenario being more or less risky than another.