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libra61, on 05 July 2010 - 09:47 PM, said:

may i add my two-pennorthworth? i went to my first Glasto in 1998 aged 46!! i went with my older bro and his lady(53) and have since persuaded my son (21) my niece (21 there!)my little (?) bro(40) and another couple (mid 50s) to come!we all do our own thing and come back at night and swap experiences and yatter about our day, to me thats what its all about!my lad spent a lot of time round the dance village but was bopping around to Stevie, stuff that was around when i was a kid!! good music is ageless and timeless and that,to me anyway, is what makes Glastonbury what it is!
                             thanks Keef x

Festivals like "yoof" is wasted on the young....picks up folding chair,walking pole & leaves...ha ha...but seriously...

I also attended my first Glasto later in life at 47yrs & now our 25 year old daughter and mates can't keep away, I think it's a great place for families & peeps of all age's & we all can't wait for next year, music & also having fun as you say is ageless & timeless.

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mutton, on 05 July 2010 - 09:05 AM, said:

I went to glasto 90, one of the wet ones, and still love watching it on telly, but really feel that thses things should be the territory of the young, I can imagine my neices znd nephews being really cheesed off if they saw their Aunty 'Mutton' boogying away I'm not saying the you should give up listening to new bands after 40, but it has to be said that there are enough of 'our' bands still going to keep us wrinklies happy, and that festivals etc should have an age limit of 30. We usually  have the money to spend on them which may be one reason tickets sell out so fast,  how many students have £200 sitting in the bank in January? No wonder k so many 'weekenders ' are full of grey bonces. We really should do our 'yoof' a favour and treat them to the festival experience if we have the funds and stay at home with the cat and a large G and T!

Do you belong at Glasto too right!
If you didn't go to Glastonbury along with all the other 'old' people, Glastonbury wouldn't be Glastonbury it'd be Leeds and Reading Or T in the Park..
For a first timer this year, looking back on past festivals and peoples memories, they seem to remember the hippies and all the wild stuff, and whilst the hippies aren't quite a main theme now, the people who saw them follow how they went and make it a Joyous occasion for all.
Sure some of us may not wanna go see Willie Nelson, or know any Lightning Seeds songs, but i have high respect for the people who still go, they make it the least hostile place ever.

I'm 18, Seriously stop people going to festivals at 30, haha, i'd probably cry. Glasto is Glasto for a reason, i don't think it'd be here today if it was like leeds with the tent burning, Mr. Eavis would of put a stop to it..

The 'Yoof' of today as you call them, have other festivals where the so called 'old' people would stick out like a sore thumb, this is the place to be, everyone is welcome, let it stay that way

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saxybird, on 05 July 2010 - 09:29 AM, said:

Sorry, but that's the biggest load of ageist nonsense I have ever heard. Glastonbury is for EVERYONE who is up for it - shall we tell Michael Eavis he should stay in his farmhouse and keep out the way because he's in his 70's? Shame on you! You might be ready to throw the towel in but most of us are not. I'm 44 and this year, had the best Glasto EVER and yet again, I out-partied everyone in my gang - the youngsters simply couldn't stand the pace.

Totally agree with your attitude to this kind of thing.
P.S. Your not single are you?

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chair sitters defending their use of chairs.... gotta love that one...

do teenagers want to go to festivals? whilst some would the majority would rather be plugged in to a games console. yes I am a parent to teenagers & they are just not interested in festivals.

glasto is for everyone not just a minority age group...