do any 16 year olds go without parents cos i am.
well ill be 15 and then 16 on the sunday.
by the way im not a dik-head/loser and i have liked "alternate" music since i was 10 and i now like bands such as Metallica(favourite band), Slayer, Tool, Pantera and 70's stuff(sabbath, AC DC. i also like alot of grunge(not just Nirvana i like Soundgarden, alice in chains and stuff aswell)and stoner(in case u dont know wot i mean then Q.O.T.S.A and kyuss etc.)

well, im 17 and im going without parents! just taking friends!

What's with the urge to try and justify liking rock? with the i've liked rock since i was 10 crap! so what! you like it now that's all that matters! even that's not important cos the dance tent at leeds is amazing!

going without parents at 16 is not that big a deal! i was at my first festival at 16, it's not dangerous!

just dont crowdsurf into me and ask me for your untied shoe that you lost 5 rows back, or claim to be really rocking and hard because you can skate off a set of stairs and have a linkin park hoodie.

not directed at anyone in particular, just the 16yr old stereotype.

I started going when i was 15, no big deal really.

My parents will be glad to get rid of me for a weekend!
I'm 17, (18 by fest-time), even if I was 14 they wouldn't care!

HasH, what a great birthday you'll have!
Wish mine was on that weekend then I could get someone to buy my ticket as a present!

yea i went to the leeds fest last year when i was sixteen with some of my mates. 99.9% of the people who go just want to enjoy the weekend, so you will be ok. its just some stupid w*nkers who think its funny to burn toilets who make up the 0.1%

i dont wear hoodies of any bands and the only reason i said all the shit at the end was so that you wouldnt say shit like that i dont like nu-metal as i said i just wondered if any other people at my age went.
sorry if this offends you.

I was 15 and went with my sister last year...but I'm going with my friends this year...if it all gets sorted.

yeah i was 16 when i first went and it was great, as long as your relatively mature eg: dont expect luxuries like clean toilets etc/dont think its funny to riot then you shud be fine !

i first went when i was 15 or 16.... been every year since

i went to leeds for my first time when i was 15 and been back again ever since!

oh yeah luxuries are definitely out the window! it's handy if you develop the ability to not crap for 4 days! works for me, just be prepared to spend a couple of hours on the toilet when you get home!!!

My first year was when I was 15, total mind blowing - went with quite a few mates though but apart from the "riots" there was no trouble, just enjoy it, my first time was by far the best!!!!!

i cant not go to the toilet for 4 days... when i drink as much as i do there it kind of forces its way out

i was 18 but i didnt know about Leeds or Reading festival till last Jan!
Now is the time i make up for that, i went last year! im goin this year and nxt too!!

Dont worry about it man, I was 13 when I first went to Leeds and its not dangerous or shit. Doesnt matter if your with your parents, drop them off at the bar im sure theyll be happy, or just keep crowdsurfing and theyll get pissed and go elsewhere!

i could see them last year, ... groups of teenage girls who are converted townies, well 6 months before were westlife and backstreet boy fans. that ain't a bad thing tho its good to see they get taste in music at a earlier age now... i was a spice girls fan once upon a time you know :

I WAS 16 AT MY FIRST FESTIVAL, WELL WEEKEND FESTIVAL! ITS NO BIG DEAL AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A FEW MATES AND YOU DON'T GET INTO ANY TROUBLE ALONG THE WAY. I ENJOYED MYSELF. MADE A FEW NEW MATES MOST PEOPLE AT THE FESTIVALS ARE FRIENDLY AND LIKE TO TALK TO OTHER PEOPLE

true very true, its only the odd ball who goes to set fire to things and cause trouble they spoil it for the rest of us, who want to have a good time

i hope so cos im only 15 and im not goin with my parents

Went to Glastonbury in 82 - (Different festi i knopw but this is about age i think) - i was 14 and bunked off school adn hitched the 200 miles with a mate. Prob was we got busted when we got back because my mates gran died and no one knew where we were.

THERE ARE AFEW PEOPLE IVE SEEN WITH PARENTS BUT IT SEEMS THEY DON'T GET AS MUCH FREEDOM, SUCH AS PASSING OUT FROM DRINKING TOO MUCH OR SMOKING A JOINT, I CAN'T IMAGINE MOST PARENTS DOIN THAT.

I can't wait for this year, I'll be 16 this year and I'm off with some friends this time, it's gonna kick some ass!

I was 15 when i went to my first Leeds festival and i had the time of my life! i was a bit apprehensive before hand but everyone is really friendly. Well, most people are anyway. I didn't have an problems. I mean, there's the riots of course, but thats all i the name of good fun!
Can't wait for this year, I'll be 18 like a week afterwards, its a week long party baby! yay!

i was 16 when i first went and i'm gonna be 18 a week after too!!!!! it's gonna be such a good party!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

last year was my first festival.I was 16.had the best time of my life.
can any1 remember 3 ppl sat in Sainsburys carpark pn the slip road near the garage with 2 deck chairs? tht was us. we were sat there 4 6-7 hours waiting 4 a lift. we had a gr8 time tho.

last year was my first fest 2 and i was 16 mi g/f went 2 readin wen she was 14 and she was fine.

HasH sounds like a fag to me

but he is pretty rocking.. i mean, hes been into soundgarden since he was ten. i wont mess with that DUDE!







seriously, you asked for it

yeah get what your saying

"man when my mum gave birth to me i was a rock fan, i popped out with a skateboard , and a hoodie and shit, yeah man, and jackass rules man, cool, papa roach are dope man."

Relax! the point of leeds fest ( i think ) is for lots of differant genres to merge into a weekend of fun, i mean look at last year we have nofx, aphex twin, prodigy, andrew wk (swing) etc etc.

i went to leeds for the day in 2000 with some friends, thus the name, and got my arse kicked, worth every second of it :0) as long as u actually have fun, enjoy what you NATURALLY enjoy i.e. no washing for 3-4 days etc etc then you'll be fine. You wont have a good time if your going because its "cool" if this is your first time, then maybe you should go for the day, see if you enjoy it.

ah well enjoy, and for everyones information, yes when i was younger i had a phobia of basil brush, fin

hope all u youngsters r gonna b tucked up in your sleeping bags straight after the last bands

My first time this year Im 16! Been to V a few times before and am going again this year, but I guess Leeds won't compare!

My First time at Leeds was last year, i was 16 and had the best weekend ever. Its so kool just to sit back and relax, especially after the stress of the GCSE results just before we went. Anyway, this year should be better, we all know what to take (food and drink - wise) Cant wait!

yeah its nice to go after getting your GCSE results, having nothing to worry about. it was my first time last year, me and loads of mates went, it was amazing, the best weekend of my life! can't wait for this year, so far going by myself tho, i'm the only one out of all my mates who's actually ordered there tickets! heh heh. not to keen on the line up tho so far, hmm don't know what anyone else thinks.

i loved it last year (my first year). Went to pick up my GCSEs at about 10am, and was on the train at half past. in my opinion its a win/win situation:

1) if u do well, go away without parents and party (like its .....)

2) if u f**k up, go away without parents and drown those sorrows away...

Man... I was 15 When i went last year.... birthday in may.. so like 15 and a quarter.... and it dont matter if i get classed as a " steriotype " ..... im just punk and emo so ...

Ill be 16 this year when i go... its just ace..... i loved every minute of it.... best memory so far... hoping this year some of my fave bands will play.... the ataris... Alk 3.. thursday... maybe taking back sunday or captain everything... that'd rock..... apparently... lightyear and captain everything have been put forward by HHN records... so YAY to them

i agree completely, i did the same last year - headed up after i got my results. it's such a good release of stress after the anxiety of waiting for that little piece of paper (and don't lie, we all felt at least a little bit anxious!).

Most of my friends went to a little house party after they got their results and didnt have as good a time as my best mate and i did! it was absolutly fantastic and this year is gonna be just as good!!

To everyone that's going this year, have an amazing time

if this is a competition, my little brother is 14 and hes going down with us leeds veterans this year

it wasn't a competition, no, but if it was, ur bro would've won, don't worry!

could i come second because im 15?

if it'll make you happy!

jeeeeeeeeez

thanx
see im happy now

Oi! Don't you blinkin dare! Or I'll...I'll... steal your wallet and shoes and pull your hair out!
(As you can tell i don't like crowd surfers!)

I first went aged 15 in 2000. The thought of my parents at a festival makes me laugh. That's a sight I will (fortunately) never see! Although my friend has a really cool dad and he's going with his own mates this year to see Metallica. Old fogies rock! There may be advantages to having your 'rents there... like getting a lift down instead of lugging your heavy bags and tent all the way from the station, and scrounging money off them whenever u run out of beer! Hmmm... or maybe not!

Come to Glastonbury and youll see loads of parents doing that!!!

im 16 and im going this year, first time

ill be gettin my GCSE results b4 i go? ARGH lol

i was 41 when i first went to leeds ,on my own too .and i didnt feel scared at all

yeah,my first fest was when i was 16 too. thing is it seems as if the stuff i used to do when i was 16 is way different to what 16 year olds do now. i mean when i was 16 there never seemed any reason to be all pretentious and like certain music coz it was "cool", or wear certain clothes to look like "a mosher"! i dont know if any of you lot know leeds corn exchnge but just because it happens to contain several shops of an "alternative" nature, masses of young teens hang around there in all their carefully picked items of clothing( carefully picked as in nothing can be the slightest bit "high street" or "normal") thinking that they all look different but ironically all look the bloody same! and that is why im so cynical of younger peeps heading to the fest coz i see it as something to boost their "rocky" status. but hey, i could be so very wrong but sometimes its hard to see past the strereotype wen it smacks u in the face everyday! anyway,it doesnt apply 2 every16 yr old so HasH, I HOPE U HAVE AN ACE BIRTHDAY!!!!!

hahaha very ture, just like near the monument in newcastle on a saturday, all in blak wit beads and shit, dont have a problemw it it but they all look the same! i just wear wots comfortable, i constantly get the pissed ripped for wearing baggy jeans, wierd trainers(as in sk8 shoes. or just coz i mite have a studded belt of summit, im 18 and it stil appens to me, it dont matter much to me, ill b pissin off to uni in 6 months wear every1s not bothered

im 15 but aperently i look like im from the 70's

(interesting fact of the day)