A fete worse than death?

[tethersend]

The catholic primary school opposite my house has on its summer fete which is now in full swing.

Along with the usual bouncy castle, cake stall and lavender pillows is a mobile DJ who is currently blasting out 'Nothing else matters' by Metallica. Seriously, you can hear it three streets away.

For those of you unaware of this happy little ditty

This does not seem in keeping with the atmosphere of a primary school on a hot, sunny day.

AIBU to worry slightly?

Do you think the DJ's having a breakdown?

Brilliant I want to go!

Sounds like my kind of fete..is there a mosh pit?

I like that you've beaten the Mumsnet DoD headline writer at their own game with that dastardly pun

tethersend - are they sacrificing goats as well?

If theres a beer tent there will be trouble.

Our school fete is in a couple of weeks time.. I may put in a few requests.

[happy memories of that song}

I know a couple who had that played as they walked down the aisle to get married!

I know a couple who had it for their first dance at their wedding reception...

Thread title is pun-tastic.

i worked at a fete the other day and the live band played sex on fire

What the fuck happened to home-made jam with gingham cloth lids?

When did it all get so dark?

We've had the village one on today, it's so rubbish they don't have any music unless you count five minutes from a less than average brass band. There was about 20 tombola stalls with 'prizes' of alcohol in some SERIOUSLY retro looking bottles and the rest of the stalls look like they're selling old crap from a dump. It's amazing that something so unbelievably bad has the ability to pull a crowd so big I couldn't move for people. I stood there holding my dog so he didn't get trampled and thought 'this is so very bad'. But I'm pretty certain I'll go again next year because...well it's a village and it's the most life it see's all year.

At least it's not the Cheeky girls Touch my bum

Why on earth does a fete need music, there should be children laughing, parents chatting and the ching ching of coins into the bucket.

Lucky you, I went to one with lots of Shania Twain and line dancing.

Ours has maypoles and strawberries - no bands. I haven't bothered going this year and have eaten raspberries at home instead.

Title of the thread is great btw.

I walked down the aisle to this at my first wedding

It didnt last long LOL!

It'll be No Surprises by Radiohead, and Time of Your Life by Greenday, then a few other dirges, then the DJ will start telling the assembled 8 year olds that everyone they love will leave them one day, and that he used to have it all, and now all he has is this fete ....

I wish I was there. I missed by bosses midlife meltdown when I went on honeymoon, and I've always felt cheated.

Our village fete had a version of Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana... but done in a very tasteful jazz style - no grunge here.

He followed it with Wham!- Young Guns, shouted at some children over the mike (didn't catch what was said), then the music went off. When it came back on 20 mins later it was much quieter.

The bunting's still up. I'm not sure what any of this means.

God I love a fete.

The brass band.
The dodgy tapped accordion music that accompanies the country dancing display.
The "vintage" perry on the bottle stall.
The drunken compere.
The feral children.
The inter-village rivalry.

I've been to my third this year today.

nothing else matters does happen to be the greatest song in the world though!!!

great thread title

Have to say... I'd be thrilled to hear Nothing Else Matters over a fete loud speaker, or any local amplification device, for that matter.

Brilliant thread title!