Neighbours having their own Glasto this evening

[Otins]

About 4 houses along on the adjoining road (our back gardens join on to each other) are having their own version of Glastonbury this evening. They have a music system set up and a DJ. Bizarrely, I can’t hear the sounds of partying / people as such.

it is ridiculously loud and I can’t even have a conversation in my back garden without shouting.The gardens are tiny, only about 10m x 20m so it is less than 50m away.

I have all my windows shut and can still hear it perfectly in every room.

my only hope is that they started at 6.30pm so maybe it’ll finish early. [clutches at straws]

I accept it is a 1 off, and don’t mind the occasional party, but the noise levels are totally inappropriate for the middle of a residential area whatever time of day it is. There are kids around trying to get to sleep now, and they’ll have no chance. .

I can’t even give up and dance to it, as it is shit european folky stuff. Lots of wailing and accordions and the like.

I rang 101 for advice, and they gave me the local out of hours number for the council, but the answerphone message said they were closed when I called them.

aibu for being really pissed off - not at the party as such - just the ridiculously loud music?

I don’t understand how they can’t feel paranoid. I had people over today, music on quiet but I still kept turning down because I don’t want to piss neighbours off. My partner keeps saying “it’s not even loud” and I know he’s right but I just don’t think we need it any louder than background music. I like my neighbours , I want them to like me too

How dramatic 😂

Op has disappeared do you think she gone to join the fun or do you think she's stole a riot van

Our local park, about five minutes away, has had an event going on all day playing drum and bass and house music loudly since about 12 o'clock.
Not my favourite type of music but it appears to have finished now.
They're having a country music one next weekend I'm not looking forward to that one either.

Those saying chill out, it’s a summer Saturday night.

do you genuinely think it’s acceptable to play music so loud that your neighbours can’t have a conversation in their own garden because it’s so loud?

I don’t, that’s a ridiculous volume.

There’s a music festival in my town and I’m sandwiched between three venues. I wish I could just hear one song at a time… it’s chaotic to my brain!!

I think noise levels are subjective

Found one out of the other neighbours did…and got punched in the face.

Well then I hope the police have now been called and attended for the assault,

This is way more than other people’s music levels though. This is a sound system and DJ in a garden the size of a postage stamp!

At least it’s stopped now though. My windows are back open. I can hear general chit chat and a baby crying but that is all acceptable noise and to be expected.

Oh god that sounds awful. I hope you get some peace soon.

Same

it was 9.30 when she posted …
sheesh !

Shark. Jumped.

i would have been chill about it if it had just been hearing music through open windows. But to have a sound system with a DJ in a garden th size of a postage stamp in a residential area is entitled and inconsiderate. Hire a hall if you want a party like that. Or at the very least, warn your neighbours in advance so they can make plans to go out if they want.

And I wanted to sit inside with the windows closed because there was very little else I could do. I couldn’t sit inside my garden, I couldn’t hear my TV. I couldn’t read as I couldn’t concentrate over the noise.

No children here but all my direct neighbours do have children under 5 (7 of them in total) so yes, they were trying (and failing) to get to sleep.

I rang for advice, to see if there was anything that could be done, as it was antisocial behaviour.

And no, I didn’t want it shut down completely but maybe the police could have attended and asked them to turn it down to an acceptable level. This was nightclub / festival noise levels. Not simply volume up loud / windows open.

I’m fairly certain that not being able to hear a person next to you talk over music is universally accepted to mean that music is extremely loud

They were called and they have attended.

Not really given that there was in fact violence towards another neighbour.

@Otins has the party been stopped now?

Just because you have never witnessed this doesnt mean it didnt happen.

When I bought this house it was all owner occupied apart from some council owned properties at the top of the road who had lifetime tenancies. Everyone was considerate and it was a nice place to live. From abou 20 years ago all the properties that went up for sale were bought up by the BTL crowd. Now its very much "fuck everyone else" because whilst most of the residents are respectful of each other, there have always been one or two who have the "fuck them I can do what I like as I wont be here forever" attitude.

This is exactly the sort of thing that has happened on my street occasionally over the years.

Oh op really? I mean I live in a city centre so I’m used to noise. I like hearing people enjoying themselves within reason. You don’t need to worry about other people’s kids.

That was said before the update . Either way, you can’t lie about something serious like that

My neighbours are still going with the loud music, they have a live singer as well and a stage. Its someones birthday, kids are crying 😂😂

You can lie about anything. Whether you should is another conversation.

And given that the "Just go round and ask them to turn it down" ended with violence and the police ended up attending anyway, my way was quicker and less painful.

I can't believe you think it's ok to annoy the whole neighbourhood. It's incredibly entitled.

I think it’s quite different if it’s a one off vs regular parties. For a one off, even if it’s a loud rock band in a tiny garden it’s fine until 10pm on weekends, but I’m talking about once a year at most.