Assessment Event #3
Radio Interview
By Michelle Steel

Underage music fans are being neglected. The all-age gig is becoming a rarity, recently underage fans bought tickets to all age gig Opeth only to be turned away by a last minute decision from the liquor licensing division. Popular music festival Homebake also denied its underage fans by becoming an over 18 only event in 2007. We’re joined by 18 year old regular concert go-er Laura Steel who has attended over 30 concerts since she was 14 to find out where has the all-age gig gone?

• So what’s the best concert you’ve been to?
• You went to a lot of concerts when you were younger and have continued to go to after you turned 18, are underage age concerts declining?
• And what do you think are the reasons for this decline?
• Are under age fans tempted by the availably of alcohol?
• Should concerts be only over 18’s?
• Should they accommodate underage music fans by providing separate show for over 18’s and under 18’s?
• Is the content of concerts suitable for under age goers, on stage they can’t beep out swear words or inappropriate comments between songs
• Do we need more music venues that aren’t just bars and clubs?
• Were you’re parents concerned that you were attending concerts where alcohol was being served when you were under 18?
• So you went to Big Day Out when you were under 18 and over 18, was there a difference?