When I was younger I could hear bats - probably some bats, as they vary.

I did not go to places with loud music without ear defenders, because the noise hurts.

Last weekend I went to Weymouth to hear some shanties - at the old town hall, took along my daughter and son in law. At the end of an enjoyable evening they blasted us with Perry Como singing 'Fly with me' - daughter and I put hands over ears and screamed, then left as soon as we could. My ears were ringing for almost a day.

It was a good thing that I did not have ear defenders, if my hands had been free they'd have been looking at some audio equipment which had just had a close encounter with a stone floor.

Yes, a good evening, but I'll not go again.