Lets face it
Festivals are what middle class people do to pretend to be interesting. "Oh, look at me - I've just spent a hundred pounds on a festival ticket! Step away from the tapas, wine, avacado and goats cheese and come and give me praise! To show how much of an individual I am I'm going to spend the equivalent money that will keep a family on the breadline alive for a month to go and stand round with thousands and thousands of other individuals. We can talk about where we're going ski-ing next season and how the country would be much better if we just got rid of poor people."
(Fozzy Wozzy, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 13:43, 13 replies)

Hardly middle class
But an interesting point, makes a change from the usual "ZOMG I was soooooooooo drunk" stories, but you do sound like a bit of a sanctimonious prick.
( jim_bob can herd cats., Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:05, closed)

What do regular people do for fun then?
If drinking in a field listening to music isn't 'working class' enough?
( Bats, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:16, closed)

You're right.
They are an awful lot of fun.
(Scrumpy does not negotiate with terrorists,, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:16, closed)

I can assure you
That "Avacado" is nary mentioned at T in the Park.
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:31, closed)

Cant afford a festival ticket per-chance?

I fooking love a festival, more than any other past time i reckon
(Is this a good idea? ... Yes this is definitely a good idea, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:37, closed)

In line with the other posts
If you can afford an existence above handjobs for a living and baked beans to live, it doesn't automatically make you middle class.

Besides which, how many of these people you talk about decide that they'll throw off the shackles of the corporate machine and go trip out on acid for 3 days? None. They're the ones there for James Blunt, sleeping in a caravan.
( Rookie You'll have to speak up, I'm wearing a towel, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 14:52, closed)

The chip on your shoulder
has given me inspiration for what to cook for my tea tonight. Cheers.
( Scrumper, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 15:06, closed)

tit

( rofl harris, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 15:39, closed)

You
haven't been to very many festivals, have you?
(KneelDiamond, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 15:51, closed)

Yes
that is definitely how it is.
Download festival is full of middle class people
moshing......to metal......yeah that's definitely
it mate. Really hit the nail on the head
with that one.
(kristofski69, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 16:06, closed)

Mate..
If that's your experience of festivals then frankly you've been going to the wrong ones.
(Big D, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 19:03, closed)

Please
The amount of electricity you consumed typing that bullshit on your computer could probably feed a family for 2 days you middle class wanker.
(Gilbo, Fri 5 Jun 2009, 19:32, closed)

What kind of festival have you been to?
a) So the fuck what about cost? They can be bloody expensive to run, particularly the smaller ones that have many of the legal obligations of the big ones and less income. Don't like it? Don't go.

Of course, that's if you're doing it legally..

b) Even at festival type things I've been to where middle class people were fairly prominent, ski-ing was hardly a topic of conversation. Everyone is usually talking about the music or whatever other common theme brings you together.

Even if you do find a group of idiots (and thieving scum are, of course, so much better than middle class wankers), move on and find someone nicer. That's the joy of having lots of nice people to talk to.
(EssY, Mon 8 Jun 2009, 12:00, closed)