Did I miss something?

We went to see the Singing Loins and Sur Les Docks at the Gordon Sunday night. We passed Norcsalordie & TDL on their way in for the late session as we left at around 11.00.

Grant and I walked back to the Blue Boar Car Park and the kids walked back to the campsite some time between 11 and midnight. The High Street didn't seem any different to a normal Rochester late night to me. Earlier, we had to ferry all our kit across the road from the City Wall Wine Bar to the Blue Boar Car Park, through milling crowds of yoofs; but they were just boozing, chatting and doing their thing, they weren't a problem. I was told (by a steward) that the street wasn't opened to traffic at 6.00 as it normally is just because there were too many people around. Understandable - you do not want drunks swaying in front of your car, whether they're chavs or Morris men.

The Gordon beer tent stopped serving...because they had run out of beer!!!

I don't want to overdo the rose-tinted specs; the whole country has a problem with youngsters drinking to excess and with the clubs and pubs that encourage them down the road to self destruction. The grievous bodily harm took place almost opposite where Pig's Ear were playing. Nevertheless, I think Richard is right to be a tad wary of Daily Mail-ism. The sun was out, it was a Bank Holiday, and there were 80,000 people in a town that's end-to-end pubs! Whaddya expect?