Bath Music Festival
The annual opening of Bath's music festival was tonight. The usual event, large stage in the park, classical music, good beers and fireworks.
Although it has changed in quality. There used to be a proper show put on for the residents, now it's just an excuse to get drunk. Floating about the park I bumped into several people from all different groups of friends I know across the city. Although one thing came apparent. The further you walk down the park, there is an increase in noise - yet the decrease in stages and speakers.
It is an excuse for every teenager to go out and get drunk. Secure in the knowledge that the Police are too stretched to care unless they start to cause problems.
It's a real shame. The music was a little too quiet and you couldn't hear unless the full orcastra was going. There used to be lots of people having a picnic before, now it's more like a concert venue with people pushing past each other.
It's really good that it's become popular, but it's more now about the people selling food and drink around the edges and getting drunk. It's no longer about the music. There is good music going on all over the city this week in pubs and clubs - in the streets everywhere. Although the vast majority of the people at the opening won't know that - and probably most of the people on the lower slopes of the park wouldn't even care...
It's a shame that these people don't get to witness good music.