Lost Prophets Preston why is it strictly 16+

wendyl1967

Hi

I bought my 15 year old son and friend 2 tickets to see Lost Prophets in Preston at 53 degrees. My fault for not checking but I just noticed that it says strictly over 16. Does anyone know why this would be? Not legal for alcohol so not sure why 16 and not 18.

Do they check id? It's years since I went to a concert!

SarahMoon

wendyl1967 wrote: »

Hi

I bought my 15 year old son and friend 2 tickets to see Lost Prophets in Preston at 53 degrees. My fault for not checking but I just noticed that it says strictly over 16. Does anyone know why this would be? Not legal for alcohol so not sure why 16 and not 18.

Do they check id? It's years since I went to a concert!

Last gig (Cursive in a bar in Manchester) they checked ID and anyone who didnt have ID was rejected. its upto the gig venue itself however most do check.

CallumG

It'd just be 16+ to deter young people from going, from a safety point of view I expect.

I've been to a few mainstream band gigs that are 16+ and have never seen them checking ID. They may ID if it is a relatively small gig but for a band such as Lost Prophets I doubt it.