GB72
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Just got back from 5 days at the Download Festival. The attraction of seeing AC/DC live overcam my inhibitions and the worry about spending 5 days in a tent with a field full of much younger, full on metal fans.
Anyway, had a great time and was so impressed by how readily my wife and I were accepted into the groups of other festival goers. Changed my opinions about 'the youth of today' who, whilst alot louder than I remember in my day, were helpful, friendly and very good company.
As for the festival, if you are remotely interested and get to see AC/DC I would thoroughly recommend it. 2 hours of some of the best on stage action that I have ever seen, nobody came close to that level of excellence, energy, crowd interaction and sheer spectacle.
Spent much of the rest of the time seeing some of the smaller bands there and there were a number that I will now be putting on my Ipod. For those who like the Foo Fighters have a look at Taylor Hawkin's band, The Coattail Riders. Only given a 25 minute set but were superb, and Dave Grohl was in the audience so my wife was happy.
Anyway, lessons learned from the weekend, I am not too old to go to festivals, I can handle camping, you still cannot beat seeing rock and metal live and I had become far to blinkered in my opinions of teenagers etc and really should know better at my age....
Anyway, had a great time and was so impressed by how readily my wife and I were accepted into the groups of other festival goers. Changed my opinions about 'the youth of today' who, whilst alot louder than I remember in my day, were helpful, friendly and very good company.
As for the festival, if you are remotely interested and get to see AC/DC I would thoroughly recommend it. 2 hours of some of the best on stage action that I have ever seen, nobody came close to that level of excellence, energy, crowd interaction and sheer spectacle.
Spent much of the rest of the time seeing some of the smaller bands there and there were a number that I will now be putting on my Ipod. For those who like the Foo Fighters have a look at Taylor Hawkin's band, The Coattail Riders. Only given a 25 minute set but were superb, and Dave Grohl was in the audience so my wife was happy.
Anyway, lessons learned from the weekend, I am not too old to go to festivals, I can handle camping, you still cannot beat seeing rock and metal live and I had become far to blinkered in my opinions of teenagers etc and really should know better at my age....
