In the past, attending a music festival was a summertime tradition for teenagers.
Seeing your favorite bands over the course of a weekend is a great way to celebrate (or forget) your final exams.
However, many teenagers may not have ever attended a festival due to the Covid pandemic and the rising cost of living.
If it can raise the funds, a new crowdfunding initiative that will use the money to give away a chance to win £18 tickets hopes to change that.
Get on the waiting list for events if your 18th birthday falls between September 1 2019 and August 31 2023.
They are managed by The Association of Independent Festivals, which is also the organization providing a finite number of discounted tickets for some of its events.
To "make it really affordable to get people out to their first festival," according to boss John Rostron.
He thinks that older audiences, who are less likely to use payment plans than teenagers, have been able to keep attending because of them.
Glastonbury tickets cost £340 this year, which is £75 more than when they were last put up for sale in 2019.
John claims that the pressure on young people may be a little harder.
In addition to the costs associated with being a young person, they receive less income.
"As a result, they are suffering from missing out on events, destinations, and activities. ".
EJ, a big fan of live music, has felt the disappointment of missing out on something.
The 17-year-old, who uses the pronouns they/them, has never attended a festival because they are unable to pay for it.
EJ tells BBC Newsbeat that they are costly.
Being a student, I don't have that much money to spend. But if I could, I would adore attending a festival. ".
EJ claims that in order to pay for concert tickets, they have had to cut back on their food budget, and they would have to make "unrealistic" savings on things like going to college in order to pay for a festival.
Consequently, they believe the plan is brilliant.
But EJ believes that more could be done to make festivals more affordable for people who are on a tight budget.
comparable to food and drink, which are frequently much more expensive than they would be in a store.
"My friend claimed that the Red Bull he purchased last year cost him £5.
"That is absurd. It would be much simpler for many people, in my opinion, if they could reduce that. ".
Michael Lain, however, asserts that festivals have also been impacted.
He is one of the festival's organizers; 110 Above Festival is a participant in the £18 ticket program.
Even though the costs associated with their supply chain have increased, Michael claims that his event has "done everything we can to keep prices down as much as possible.".
He claims that, despite this year's "marginal" price increase for their tickets, they would go out of business without it.
They are definitely a passion project, particularly for independent festivals. They aren't really there to make a lot of money, he says.
Naturally, we need to feed our family members and other people. Therefore, a price increase is absolutely necessary, though it should be as slight as possible. ".
Currently, the £18 program covers events like Kendal Calling and NASS; however, according to John, the association has been in touch with some bigger events in an effort to bring them on board.
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EJ wishes that more prestigious events would support cheap tickets.
"You should only assist those who wish to attend the concert and permit them to do so.
"I don't know anyone that doesn't enjoy live music.
"I think it's fantastic that you're giving people the chance to attend a festival. ".
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