Reading festival noise
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Pigdoguk said:
Being a grumpy fit now but I'm 10+ miles away from reading festival and I can hear the s
tty music in my front room.
There must be a max noise level? I dont remember this im previous years.
How would you even complain?
Grump out...
Think about those who live in Notting Hill this weekend, they'd probably love to have to put up with your levels of noise.tty music in my front room.There must be a max noise level? I dont remember this im previous years.
How would you even complain?
Grump out...
meatballs said:
Dynamic Space Wizard said:
Pardon?
If the OP can hear it 10 miles away think of the damage to the hearing of the people in the crowd a few metres away from the speakers.It's not great to come home from a concert with your ears ringing for hours on end.
Edit: oh wait was that a joke?
Yes, it was a joke. I went to a lot of gigs when I was young meatballs said:
sparks_190e said:
I saw Foo Fighters last year in London, right at the front. Ears were ringing for days. They're playing Reading this weekend. Loudest concert I've been to.
The real legal question is the negligence of concerts to their punters long term hearing.Nobody is forced to go to a festival!
Or am I due a parrot?
meatballs said:
Dynamic Space Wizard said:
Pardon?
If the OP can hear it 10 miles away think of the damage to the hearing of the people in the crowd a few metres away from the speakers.It's not great to come home from a concert with your ears ringing for hours on end.
Edit: oh wait was that a joke?
If you do want a great view without damaging your ears simply put some ear plugs in.
I don't think anyone is under any illusion that a concert is going to be loud. I've never heard anyone saying a gig is too loud before.
I`ve lived in and around Reading for 72 years and think the annual festival is fantastic,10`s of thousands of young people having a lovely time.They are always well behaved and we hardly ever hear of any trouble. Naturally its also great for local businesses,just ask the owners of all the Pubs,shops,cafe`s,take away`s etc in the Caversham area. They all are working flat out for about 5 or 6 days and their tills are bulging.Not sure how much,but the festival must generate 10`s of millions for Reading.
Its also the world`s oldest music festival still in existence. I went to the first festivals in the early 70`s and my son went there in the 80`s.Every year we get a few old farts complaining,but overall its always well received by the people of Reading.
Its also the world`s oldest music festival still in existence. I went to the first festivals in the early 70`s and my son went there in the 80`s.Every year we get a few old farts complaining,but overall its always well received by the people of Reading.
Pigdoguk said:
Being a grumpy fit now but I'm 10+ miles away from reading festival and I can hear the stty music in my front room.
There must be a max noise level? I dont remember this im previous years.
How would you even complain?
Grump out...
I'm 12 miles south as the crow flies - can't hear a thing.tty music in my front room.There must be a max noise level? I dont remember this im previous years.
How would you even complain?
Grump out...
Back when the Who owned a sound company they proudly boasted they could supply a Million watts of sound at 5 separate venues. They used to provide the stuff for Reading back in the 70s and 80s , we used to supply the tool kits for their rigging crews .
Sound can travel in strange ways , my local circuit, Lydden, can be heard in Folkestone if the wind is in the right direction, they are at ends of the same valley . Likewise the hovercraft could be heard 20 miles away when conditions are right .
Go and read up about the concrete listening posts along the south coast that were used during the early part of WWII .
Coppers in country areas at night park up with the windows open as you can hear speeding vehicles from miles away at night .
Sound can travel in strange ways , my local circuit, Lydden, can be heard in Folkestone if the wind is in the right direction, they are at ends of the same valley . Likewise the hovercraft could be heard 20 miles away when conditions are right .
Go and read up about the concrete listening posts along the south coast that were used during the early part of WWII .
Coppers in country areas at night park up with the windows open as you can hear speeding vehicles from miles away at night .
Riley Blue said:
Sound refraction due to hotter air at altitude causing the festival noise to curve downwards some distance from the source. Not much anyone can do to control atmospheric conditions.
Every day is a school day, thanks. And as per one of the other posters, it was loud in the morning when I posted, it is not now (apart from the odd sound).
So far this thread has been fun
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