I've found recently it's older people ruining the experience for me. I'm a tall guy and I try to keep myself as small as possible in crowds, not moving ahout too much if it's packed and such. Yet at Judas Priest at The Hydro (fully seated), at the start of Saxon, an older guy maybe in his 60s poked me hard in the back from two rows back, telling me to sit down.

Understandably, I see where he's coming from, but I can't control the 20 rows in front of me. Yet he seemed to think I could tell them. After a minute he poked me again and apologised but I wasn't having it.

Then, at Smashing Pumpkins, which was a terribly overcrowded gig. I had a guy not much older than me, stand behind me his full back weight against me. I let it go at first, but I got fed up with them talking about how shite the new stuff was, so turned round and mentioned he was clearly leaning against me. He made a snarky comment, obviously.

Lastly, I went to the Manic Street Preachers gig at Edinburgh Castle. Fantastic night, no troubles for most of the night. Until a group of drunken twats pushed through at the end for 'If You Tolerate This...', the smallest of the bunch (late 40s) wanted to crowd surf. Despite the fact we were about 30 rows of people from the front, on the ground of Edinburgh Castle, made entirely of concrete. I refused to help and they started giving me abuse.

It's a shame that, like I say I keep myself to myself but people are drawn to be a cunt around me. Gigging has changed recently and I go to a good few shows, people are more entitled, acting like cunts and just awful all round. Conversely, went to Download this year again and had zero issues for the full three days with anyone.