Me going to the uk does not mean reading or leeds

I love how people just assume that I "probably went to the UK to go to reading/leeds"
Okay the idea of Reading and Leeds sounds amazing.
Festivals like that always seem better than they really are.
It's also like 400 american dollars to attend leeds / reading three days in a row.
And you have to either find hotels or take the train from london and back.

That's probably not counting the cost of water.

My connections also don't "work" in the UK.

So that means I'd probably never go to Reading or Leeds because I'd have to be on crack to spend $1200 USD to get to a concert, assuming airfare to LHR is about $800 USD.

The truth is id rather enjoy London, get lost at v + A, and go to the pub with my friends.

So people get surprised, since I'm really into indie, punk etc that I actually didn't fly in for Reading and Leeds.

I'm not much of a festival person anyway. I've only made one big trip for a festival and that was last year- for Coachella.
Now the assumption is that I'll go every year now...

um no.

Coachella was just terrible cause it was 110 F every day and at night it would get down to 60 F.
It's the desert. And i was passed out during the arctic monkeys and every other band I wanted to see. I was sleeping under a tent during hot chip. How terrible is that? I spent so much on water, its not even funny.

Every time I ever think of going to a festival I think of Coachella and talk myself out of it.
Thank god I practically went to Coachella for free cause if that cost me $1000 (USD) I'd be hella pissed.

I prefer mid sized festivals close to home where if it's too hot, rains, or the bands suck, I have the option of going home.

That's why I liked All points west w- radiohead.
The right amount of bands.
Not too big.
Weather = perfect.
And I survived with 20 dollars for the entire weekend (cause I was broke).
Jersey City was less than 10 miles from my place of residence.

and again, no. i didn't go to the UK for reading and leeds.