Lessons I Learned At Sonisphere 2010

1. It is without doubt the best festival, ever. For more on why see my next post.
2. It is entirely possible to get suntanned and freckly knees through completely opaque tights.
3. If you dress as a Slytherin, you will get duelled at by random, awesome, geeky strangers.
4. A large number of boys and men who are metallers are in fact, in my opinion, quite unattractive. Which is bizarre, because the ones I know personally aren't at all. Equally bizarre that most of the women who are into metal are disproportionately attractive.
5. Having said that, the alternative community is one the nicest, warmest, kindest, most generous and fabulous bunch. To be fair, this isn't exactly a lesson I learned at Sonisphere, more a reinforcement of this fact and a bit of a surprise considering the sheer volume of numbers at this festival. Unparalleled awesomeness.
6. In spite of said volume of numbers, you will bump into people you haven't seen in years.
7. People who bring flags into the arena and then position themselves anywhere in front of the stage or the screens should be kneecapped. Inconsiderate little fucktards.
8. Backstage passes are made of pure, concentrated, ultimate WIN.
9. Gin and cigarettes for breakfast is not only acceptable at a festival, it is practically compulsory.
10. Just because a band is older and has made more albums than another does not automatically make them better. Yes, Iron Maiden and Slayer, I'm talking to you.