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  1. Stunning-Apple-1510 on

    As someone not in their 20s, I fully agree. I used to be able to party all night, catch 3 hours of sleep, wake up, eat a greasy burger and do it all again. Now being outside in the elements for hours without a soft place to land, hydrate, fuel, and rest sounds miserable. I’m too old!

  2. lasLAchicago on

    Hahaha I love this so much! What a delightful dad grump thing to say. I’m not a dad (or a man) but going to a music festival with a bunch of teens and twenty year olds sounds like torture to me, too.

  3. Hahahaha I love this. I’m a 34 YO mom of two little kids and you’d have to pay me a lot of money to consider going to coachella. It’s not Coachella’s fault I just don’t enjoy that environment at this stage of my life.

  4. frecklestwin on

    I’ve had a crush on him for a while, and it’s times like these where I’m forced to remember he is a 50-something year old lmao

  5. going back to Coachella in my 30s with my friends was the best. we just made our peace that we weren’t going to make it to every single artist, and just enjoyed the beer gardens and discovering some new artists.

  6. lol very very relatable.

    I used to love festivals when I was young but *even then* we absolutely found ways to chill in between sets and we also didn’t drive so that was never a hassle we could come and go.

    Taking the subway to go get a dƶner kebab at 3AM then coming back to the campsite is a particularly fond memory of mine.

    Still, I would NOT do that today I’m so old. With a CAR and traffic and 17 year olds to look after? You couldn’t pay me enoughĀ 

  7. PistachioGal99 on

    I went to Coachella in 2004. Had a great time, but absolutely would not be able to enjoy myself in present day!!

  8. MusclyArmPaperboy on

    Yep, I loved my Coachella experience but was exhausted every night. So much walking, giant lineups for water, nowhere to chill. Don’t want to do it again.

  9. crackerfactorywheel on

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    I feel this real hard. I went to the Yacht Club festival in the Twin Cities and was delighted that they had blanket areas. My partner and I brought books and chilled in between sets. It was glorious.

  10. I have extremely flat feet and I won’t lie I was MISERABLE by days end . By the 3rd day my legs were throbbing

  11. MindlessFreedom5130 on

    I’m too old to sleep in a shitty Walmart tent and take baby wipe baths while eating maybe-poisonous vendor food. VIP is just a slightly more expensive shitty tent and showers that smell like piss. oh, and there’s the risk of weather cancelling literally the entire fest and trapping you in a swamp filled with shit and piss from flooded portapotties.

    festivals are for the young lmao.

  12. Yeah, my music festival days are over. I’d rather spend my money on tickets to one concert by an artist I love, have a good time for 2-ish hours, and be home by midnight.

  13. ItsTheExtreme on

    It’s not a ā€œeasyā€ festival. It was a lot even back in 2010. The payoff is usually worth the hurdles though.

  14. This is so funny to me because I too prefer to just go lay down somewhere when I’m not doing something

  15. I thought this was a joke.

    “She convinced us to bring she and her…” HER and her friends.

    I’m also shocked that he went to see Justin Bieber. I’m just confused by Bieber as an entertainer overall.

    Also, are festivals known for places to lie down? I have only been to one-off concerts.

  16. This reinforces my thinking that if I ever went to one of these festivals again, I would go VIP or nothing. But that’s way too expensive so I guess I’m never going to one again. lol

  17. I’d put up with it for The Strokes, but just know every moment before and after their set id be in pure misery 😭 I’m 32 (not old, just have kids, adhd and some chronic pain issues) and I can’t keep up no mo’

  18. bicepstospare on

    Even when I was younger (I’m 36 now), going to a music festival never appealed to me. I want reliable access to a clean bathroom and a place to sit down! I already had Mohs surgery to remove a skin cancer on my forehead when I was 24, so just the sunscreen application involved would stress me out.

  19. Wise-Tourist-6747 on

    This is such dad energy and I’m soooo here for it. As a mom of an 18-year-old, this is the same crotchety energy I’d feel 🤣

  20. Coachella was created for the people to get away from overpriced corporate venues…now Coachella has turned into the very thing it was battling against. It’s a cash grab and influencers are the only people propping it up.

  21. The smart move is to save for a festival in Europe. Stay out late enough and you can catch the subway home

  22. silver_moon134 on

    Relatable. I’m younger than him and I’m not going to a concert that’s standing room only. Auntie needs a chair

  23. I remember my dad chillin in the reverse daycare tent at Warped Tour when we were teens. Now I’m the one who wants that option lol

  24. lactosecheeselover on

    As a 33 year old (34 soon), i completely agree with Adam lol. I love festivals, but fuck man I want somewhere to sit and relax, too šŸ˜‚

  25. TheBewitchingWitch on

    My husband and I are around Adams age and we feel the same way going to a concert or show. We went to one Saturday and it took me 3 days to recover and get back to normal.

  26. I used to love music festivals, and I still probably would, but I would need a vip/glamping experience, or maybe a cabin. No way could I just be out in the heat and the elements all day anymore.

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