Dear Sir,

Please allow me the space in your newspaper to express what so many folks heard and felt at Cup Match 2025 in St George’s.

Music to the ears is always good for the soul, but music to the body is not good.

Let me explain.

The official music providers at this year’s Cup Match got a thumbs-down from everyone seated near the speakers. Numerous attempts by spectators to get the volume down did not succeed.

We were physically blasted out of our seats while covering our ears every time the music played. The vibrations were felt in our clothes and through our bodies.

While at times it became somewhat laughable to see folks jump from fright, it was not funny. It was truly overwhelming. Looking at people’s faces, one could see the pain they had to endure or move. Many people ran from the speakers. I had to go behind the St John Ambulance trucks to make a phone call, some 75 yards away.

Young children, not knowing the consequences of their actions, were playing with a Slinky and watching it bounce on its own, and leaning against the speakers to watch and feel their bodies respond like never before.

The older speakers and volume over the years was tolerable and were faced more to the east. The speakers used this year were newer and larger, and were turned more in the direction of the bleacher seats.

My request to the club, DJs and environmentalists concerned about noise pollution and health is to have the speakers elevated to one storey or more. People should not be able to stand in front of speakers of that magnitude. It is a health hazard.

Note: Anyone else experiencing the above, please comment or write a letter to the Editor regarding the subject.

GERALD L. BEAN

Paget