anyone sober going?

[accordionandvoice]

will be my first eotr in 5 years and first camping fest in 3 years... have got sober in that time and am very much a man of luxury / early night / cans of coke / cups of tea... anyone got experience of doing eotr without the booze? anyone going who is sober and wants to hang out? :)))

[AvenueC]

My GF and I are sober and we went last year and will be going again this year. We had a blast. It’s actually nice to wake up without a hangover, go for a little walk around the place, get some coffee in the morning, all those kinds of thing. 
 

I can’t say it detracted from the experience at all. The friends we went with all brought their little kids, so they weren’t going wild or anything. It was a fun vibe all round. 

[Johnny5eyes]

One of my lot started going sober a few years ago after a few years of going 'drunk' 😄 He was apprehensive at first but had a fine time and has never looked back. Drinks 0% beer so he can still join in with any late night drinking sessions if he fancies it. It's a very un- lairy festival in the main so should be fine. 

[Paul Egan]

The tea bus will be a perfect spot for you!

[Thunderstruck]

I'm trying again for my first sober one this year.

 

I was 70 odd days sober last year and fell off the wagon at glastonbury...this time I'll be 8 months alcohol free so I'm hoping i'll be a lot stronger.

 

I feel like the festival could help push the alcohol free stuff - there are some options but they could support something like an alcohol free bar - e.g. https://love-from.co/

 

The guy who runs this new place in Manchester is great, so much love for what he's doing. 'Cutting out isn't missing out!' is his mantra. They will have an alcohol free bar I believe at parklife this year 🙂

[Fat_Buddha]

Sober, more or less for last couple of years. While I enjoyed being rat arsed previously sober is a very different experience and very enjoyable. See more, do more, remember more. I’d recommend it. Mind you I’ve also stayed offsite so had good nights kip. If I was on site I’m not sure Id cope with the late night revellers so would probably join in.

[BluesManP]

On 2/7/2024 at 10:18 PM, accordionandvoice said:

will be my first eotr in 5 years and first camping fest in 3 years... have got sober in that time and am very much a man of luxury / early night / cans of coke / cups of tea... anyone got experience of doing eotr without the booze? anyone going who is sober and wants to hang out? :)))

 

I am not going sober but I don't go fests to get drunk either 🙂 

[emmo]

I'm doing my 3rd sober EOTR! I always think the mornings are beautiful on site, which makes the lack of hangover nicer. Tea bus opens 10am ish I think? and is open for late non-drinking! Happy to talk more about going sober if anyone wants!

[robith]

The drinks announcement seems to imply there'll be a 0.5% lager on draft