Age limit for Glastonbury

[mutton]

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!

[nicktrow]

Age limit of 30? Christ on a bike, thats half this forum barred from going. Although, looking at the paragraph above it does look like it's written by someone under 30.

[MrZigster]

http://www.underagefestivals.com/

And I hope anyone who saw me googling that didn't get wrong idea.

[miniand]

Err feel free not to go if you don't want to go but I started going in 07 at the age of 36 and it is my intention to continue to go as long as I'm having fun. If you're going and not having fun maybe thats the time to stop...

[smiley33]

my mom's 2nd year this year and she's 61 on Sunday...she danced more than I did...!

[ukmountie]

First one last year at 46. I regret not having gone when I was younger, but I'm bloody well going to make up for it now. Don't worry about oldster bands. I'm more than happy to see the new stuff.

Oh and if my "Dad dance" embarrasses you that's your problem. I'm fine with it :-)

[saxybird]

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.

[Mahdnyw]

Joined the forum today?

Only post so far?

[mutton]

if you think you're too old, then fine, don't go, but leave out the 'we' (have the funds, stay at home with a G and T - lord save us! - etc).

There are plenty of festivals that don't exactly cater for the 'family' ( ). Our kids love the fact that we all go, and randomly meet up every now again, and make a point of sharing acts like Stevie Wonder, Chemical Brothers, Faithless, etc together.

I thought this was one of the great things about our generation, that the old rules don't have to apply anymore..??

You do know how old the guys farm is, the man who lets Glastonbury happen, don't you?

of course this could be trolling

[Adster]

Not at all, I just feel that once you've had the 'wild times' in your life (I'm 50) you should stand back for those who still have to have theirs.

[prue]

Some people take on being old. Great - you go for it.

But don't try to lay it on others.

As I mentioned to Emily ( :whistling: ) I hope to be at the 60th year, tho' I will be nearly 80 then

Anyway I think an agelimit would be illegal. At least the Gov. got that bit right!

Edited July 5, 2010 by prue

[gig_addiction]

the oldies make it more diverse than festivals like reading/leeds, keep the oldies! they give a relaxed chilled vibe, and this is coming from a 19 year old

[The Nal]

Iggy Pop. Glastonbury 07. Aged 60. Doesnt really get "wilder" at Glasto.

[mandypants]

I'll be doing whatever the hell makes me happy till the day I die. I'm in my 30s and having a great time going to festivals, I don't care if it doesn't suit the odd teenager. As there is no demographic for Glastonbury, and the age range of festival goers ranges from newborn to almost dead, I'm certainly not ready to give it up for the kidz!

[Sabcully]

Joined the forum today?

Only post so far?

[toooldtoknowbetter]

Yeah, ban the old farts.

Also have an upper limit of 30yrs for performers, too. Then see what kind of line-up you get.

[Mr Weazle]

Biggest load of bull I have heard for a while. So you are saying my 32 year old sister can't come to glasto because she is not "yoof".

Keep this turd chat to yourself.

[cejx]

Not at all, I just feel that once you've had the 'wild times' in your life (I'm 50) you should stand back for those who still have to have theirs.

[Mr Weazle]

Biggest load of bull I have heard for a while. So you are saying my 32 year old sister can't come to glasto because she is not "yoof".

Keep this turd chat to yourself.

[LostRiot]

I like glastonbury's mixed crowd, if I were to ban one type of people though it would be parents (whatever age) who get pissed and let their kids run amok. There is a strong crossover between these ones and the camping chair types too, so you could get rid of the 2 worst things about glasto in one go (I am completely in favour of a full ban on camping chairs outside of the camping fields- if it were up to me there would be public burnings of the things, a long with walking poles which thankfully are absent from Glastonbury, but are probably the most evil type of pole in existence, and certainly spread as much unhappiness as camping chairs.).

While I don't think anyone should be banned from anywhere, I think with the increasing prices and also timing (A-Levels) the Evi should pay some thought to exactly who they're aiming to attract, its a nice mix at the moment, but I think the older population is growing and for the festival to keep going, without getting stale, it needs to be their kids who come too.

Edited July 5, 2010 by LostRiot

[LostRiot]

brilliant....

tolerant fascism, it's all the rage

what's a walking pole?

[albert_hofmann]

I first went when i was 19.

This year i was 40.

Am i now too old.?

Shall i stay at home next year and watch it on telly with my pipe and slippers..?

The music is very loud and all that shouting and screaming of people having fun really hurts my old ears.

[grandadcollective]

Thegrandadcollective says....'NO TO AGE LIMITS'

[GlastoEls]

Troll thread.

Lest we forget Michael Eavis is 75!

It's nothing to do with age, it's to do with decent behaviour (i.e. don't sit your chairs near the front of a Pyramid headliner). And that applies whether you're 17 or 75.

I saw Curved Air (early 70s prog group) on the Thursday night in Croissant Neuf with my Dad (who's 61) - and the grey massive were going crazy. Don't tell me it's not for them too.

[sime]

Gawd bless ya Mutton... What a funny world you live in!