I don't really go to festivals
However, last year I went to Infest. Not so much a festival, but still.

We stayed in halls of residence at Bradford University, the gigs were indoors and we had running hot water, one person per shower, en suite.

On the way back, we went through Leeds train station. What did we find? Fucking cordoned off areas full of shit-caked people, obviously not going anywhere, no money to get back home and looking like something off an Oxfam appeal video.

Then our train home was disrupted because of them. They were just packed into any tight space available, meaning we couldn't get from our seats to the bar / toilet without having to squeeze, crawl and stagger over them.

Just... what's the point? I HAVE been to festivals, now I don't. I really didn't realise what an utter fucking inconvenience these people are to everybody else.

Sorry for length, but surely some people agree with me?
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 17:26, 3 replies)

Hang on...
Your journey home from a festival was delayed by people who were on their way home from a festival? ALERT THE AUTHORITIES!
(clumsyeloquence is a girl, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 18:15, closed)

Difference was, we were showered and clean
They were still covered in whatever they were rolling around in, and stinking to high heaven.
( Methylene Blue - electrohead, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 20:55, closed)

I recall Paddington being shut on the last day of Reading Festival (04?)
So they created makeshift queuelines for the twice hourly stopping at every-bloody-where service (usually over 4 services an hour to london), all crammed into 2 trains that take 3 times as long. I was stuck waiting as that was my only train home (one of the stops on the every-bloody-where) carrying a PC. Several hours spent carrying a weekend of camping gear (see, LAN parties have them too), and computer.

Lots of obviously still intoxicated people asking "where I'd swiped that from"...
(mmmm curry doesn't really understand this sig lark, Sun 7 Jun 2009, 1:21, closed)