Reading festival noise
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tty music in my front roomPigdoguk said:
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
Driver101 said:
DoubleD said:
meatballs said:
That's all great as long as people are made aware of the potential hazard and make an informed choice. I doubt a lot of teenagers are.
Are you for real?Pericoloso said:
Perhaps you should "Go away" on holiday whilst the noisy festival is on......
Fair enough comment imo. I’ve lived in a few different places that have hosted once a year large events and it’s quite common for the locals to leave town to avoid it for one weekend a year if it’s not their thing.
Went to a Quo gig in Brangwyn Hall in Swansea a few years ago. Small hall but Quo didn’t turn the level down. Awesome gig. Some ear ringing but my hearing is good. Always passed hearing tests in work with flying colours. I’ve worked in very noisy places but always used ear protection as hearing loss creeps up on you.
We lived near Pembrey circuit and could hear cars/bikes often. Not an issue. Next door to Pembrey is a bombing range....awesome watching the planes. The US planes are clearly noisier..a US thing?
There was a Pride event in a park nearby a couple of weeks ago. No big names though. Some cringeworthy karaoke type “artists” but some great ones. TheTom Jones tribute chap was awesome. It finished at 7.00 pm...a shame as it was generally good.
We lived near Pembrey circuit and could hear cars/bikes often. Not an issue. Next door to Pembrey is a bombing range....awesome watching the planes. The US planes are clearly noisier..a US thing?
There was a Pride event in a park nearby a couple of weeks ago. No big names though. Some cringeworthy karaoke type “artists” but some great ones. TheTom Jones tribute chap was awesome. It finished at 7.00 pm...a shame as it was generally good.
Been to lots of gigs and some festivals and normally it's been disappointing. With larger gigs then often you're so far away you're lucky if you can make out the band on stage through the sea of brightly lit smartphones held aloft, and even if you can then they're matchstick small. You queue for hours and pay a fortune for a watered down Carling in a plastic glass. On top of this then there's the ever present threat of some d*ckhead launching a pint of their own piss high into the air from somewhere behind you.
Not even sure I even get it from a listening to music perspective as the sound quality at a gig is always far inferior to listening to the bands album on a good stereo system at home. Plus the band will normally subject you to an hours worth of their new cr*p before reeling out the classic tunes that everyone came to hear anyway. Wonder why I still bother sometimes!
Not even sure I even get it from a listening to music perspective as the sound quality at a gig is always far inferior to listening to the bands album on a good stereo system at home. Plus the band will normally subject you to an hours worth of their new cr*p before reeling out the classic tunes that everyone came to hear anyway. Wonder why I still bother sometimes!
Pigdoguk said:
sas62 said:
I'm 12 miles south as the crow flies - can't hear a thing.
West or east? I'm west of the festival.I like the festival, brings a good atmosphere etc...
This year it was horrendously loud. Much louder than it has ever been. It wasn't just hearing it, I could feel it through the walls! I could hear every word that was being bellowed.
Very hot and the windows were open. 3 young kids trying to sleep with that heat and noise didn't make for a very pleasant evening.
Friday night went on till almost midnight, Sat and Sun they stopped on time (11, ish) as they should. Annoying when you get woken up at 5 am by children, absolutely exhausted.
It was relatively quiet during the day, but they crank it right up in the evenings.
It is annoying, being blasted by crappy music in your own home, (Foo fighters were ok) not able to sleep till someone else STFU. But it is something I knew about when we brought the house, and most years i do rather like it. This year though. Atmosphere or not, it really was loud.
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