i can, of course, understand the frustrations of having people barge past you, pushing, shoving, drinking and swearing. Especially in Hyde Park, a venue which does seem to attract people who don't care too much for the music.

I can't accept though, that the people who got their first have an absolute right to the closest spots to the stage, or quite believe how incredulous you were that someone might be trying to reach a friend/family member they had been split up from. Do you really expect people to stand in one spot, without access to food, drink, or being able to answer natures call for 7 or 8 hours? That just seems crazy.

I, for one, would prefer people to be able to leave their spot, and return after a visit to the facilities, than to simply stand in the middle of the crowd and piss on the grass.

I wish I could say I were making that behaviour up! (But I'm sure your daughter will have access to much better sanitation backstage, playing third guitar!)

I guess, what I'm trying to say is that the Golden Rule is the one to go by. Even If I am close to the front of the stage, If the crowd is thin enough that someone can walk past without too much trouble, then that is fine by me if they are polite about it. An "excuse me" is most often all it will take.

By the same token, If I am one of the tens of thousands of people who HAD TO WORK during the day of the concert, and I wanted to be at the front, I would make sure I didn't push past anyone, or stand in front of anyone whose view I might block when I got to a reasonable spot.

They may be becoming ever more middle of the road, but Bon Jovi is still a rock band, and rock and roll is still a contact sport. You simply have to accept that people wanting to show their enthusiasm might mean their walking past you or dancing and jumping into you. Especially at a show with some younger fans, used to slighly livelier events.

In an Ideal World, a Bon Jovi concert would still be lively enough, and have so much movement, and enthusiasm in the crowd that you wouldn't notice someone trying a little too hard to reach the front.

Most people who will frustrate you are only trying to have a good time, so show them a little tolerance, and save your invective for the real assholes in the crowd.

The alternative to the occasional annoyance would be an all-seated event, which would just really kill the atmosphere dead.