First rock festival: Weeley (UK) around 1971. I was 19, my sister 16, and our parents were so worried, they had a phone installed at home for the first time so we could ring them twice a day. We had saved up for ages to buy our tickets in advance and when we got close to Weeley we stuck them in our back pockets so everyone could see how cool we were, going to a festival. Obviously the tickets had been nicked by the time we got there and we had to pay again. Shortly afterwards, it was declared a free festival.

First folk festival: I think it was Whitby around 1978. Never missed a Whitby since, though I generally only go for 3 or 4 days now. It's lovely to watch our family's next generations excitedly staying awake for their all-important bit of 'come back next year' heather from the garland.