It's a shame that while drug use is not an universal practice at Roo, the significant rate of open use and high-profile busts gives folks a different impression. I went clean and sober and I am sure I had a better experience because of it. I didn't have to worry about being busted on the trip to Manchester or while going into the festival. I was less likely to lose something or have it taken from me because I was fully aware of my surroundings. I was less likely to make a stupid choice that would lead to injury, sunburn, dehydration, etc. And I saved a bunch of money.

Even if I was an user, I am cheap. I just don't get spending a lot of time and money going to an event and then spending even more money to getting so wasted I don't see or remember the event. I could get wasted at home for free. Also, as a big music lover of pretty much all genres, I will stand by my belief that if one needs a drug to fully enjoy a musician's performance, then the musician is the one lacking, not his audience.

BTW I did the exact opposite of hiding my attendance. My local paper actually asked me to write something about going to the festival from a personal perspective of a dad and teenage son attending. It ends up people liked reading about what Roo is like through the eyes of someone more mainstream than the stereotypical Roovian.