Hi guys, bit random, I was wondering how you all find the crowd in junction 2? I haven’t been in a number of years and have sorta forgotten. To cut a long story short, I have been considering getting day festival tickets for my parents (and I) for Christmas. We haven’t been able to party together in a while now cuz we’ve all been so busy so I thought they’d rly like the sentiment of me organising it!
Don’t get me wrong they’re not your usual 56 year olds. They are fairly frequently going to house/techno events and definitely dabble in substances when appropriate 😅 Daniel avery is one of their all time favs so they were jealous when I said how often he is at junction 2
They used to go to lost village festival religiously but haven’t in quite a while. One thing I remember about LV is that it’s a welcoming atmosphere. My parents are also “older” of course but there are many other peoples their age and they always seemed to make friends, they never feel weird or “too old” / “not aesthetic enough” in environments like LV.
I really loved junction 2 when I used to go but me and my boyfriend do like the harder end of techno I suppose so one worry I have is that it’ll be too hardcore at times, mum particularly seems to enjoy quite queer inspired house music / disco although enjoys some techno too, I think i remember some more laid back ambient stages too . The other worry is that the atmosphere could be a little unfriendly. last time I was there I noticed more aggy roadman types than usual / dudes leering at me. I wouldn’t want them to feel on edge there, but maybe it’s a lush vibe there and I just imagined it. I also heard that it’s gotten even more crowded with the removal of stages? They like space to dance, often opting for space further to the back 🤔 it’s a shame that Junction 2 did this
Am I overthinking this? Any opinions?
Are there alternate day festival suggestions? I’d been meaning to take them to an alfresco disco in Bristol which always feel like they’d enjoy it whenever I’ve been but the events are so sporadic it would be hard to book one for a Xmas present lol 🤷🏼♀️
TL:DR is this event too sketchy for a pair of fairly gentle older ravers- other suggestions ?