I'd reached this conclusion about festivals by my mid-20s.

( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 12:27, 2 replies)

^This
I've never been to a proper rock festival in my life. Too loud, too mediocre, horrible value for money, etc. Classical festivals are where it's at: you can still get drunk in a field, but your tent won't get trampled on, your stuff won't get stolen and you'll be able to talk to your friends without having to lip-read.
( .Yeti., Tue 12 Jun 2012, 12:43, closed)

I went to a classical one at Harewood House I think.
The one near Leeds. Ecstasy, vodka and fireworks made for an interesting evening.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Tue 12 Jun 2012, 12:57, closed)

Sounds excellent.
My last one as an audience member was near Southampton, and I performed as part of a regatta/festival a couple of years after that.
( .Yeti., Tue 12 Jun 2012, 13:24, closed)

They're having a medieval fayre at the end of the month.
Might be worth a visit.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Tue 12 Jun 2012, 13:35, closed)

But you'll have to listen to classical music.

(The Kwyjibo A big, dumb, balding North American ape., Tue 12 Jun 2012, 15:25, closed)

Exactly...
I am mid-20s.
(The Kwyjibo A big, dumb, balding North American ape., Tue 12 Jun 2012, 15:24, closed)

I do still quite like the idea of going to a festival.
It's just that it has a very, very short half-life; it's usually a matter of seconds between "Oooh, that looks potentially fun!" and "That looks like the sixth pit of hell".
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 12 Jun 2012, 16:57, closed)

Yup, that's about where I am.
My last 'proper' festival was a week after my 23rd birthday, the two I've been to since then were within easy reach of home. My reaction to the Reading lineup this year was "Ahhh, so many bands I want to see, it's gotta be done!", swiftly followed by "Nnnnnope, I stopped going to that for a reason". Great fun the first couple of times, I'd regret it by now if I hadn't done it, but it's fair to say I'm finished with the whole thing now.
(The Duke of Boredom ruling over your boredom since, Wed 13 Jun 2012, 3:26, closed)