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20 Ways Do A Music Festival The Right Way

Summertime is upon us and we all know what that means: it is the prime time for music festivals. While people are gearing up for all sorts of musical adventures, I thought it would be only appropriate to draft up some do’s and don’ts of music festival season.

  1. You can either wear a blouse with tasteful cleavage or a pair of hot pants – do not do both, because that is the strongest indication of a try-hard.
  2. Want to do drugs? Go for it – just make sure whatever you are taking enhances your experience and that it doesn’t hinder it.
  3. Don’t want to do drugs? Hell yeah, take it all in.
  4. Keep calm and stay hydrated.
  5. Buy a disposable camera and take pictures throughout your musical journey.
  6. Do your research: listen to the bands you will be seeing before going to the festival.
  7. Expand your horizons – see a show that you wouldn’t usually go to.
  8. Don’t go Instagram and Snapchat crazy – focus on your surroundings with your own eyes, not a lens.
  9. Go for the music, stay for the party.
  10. Get to know the audience – you all are there for the same reasons.
  11. Be mindful of your surroundings – crappy people can be in even the greatest of places.
  12. Make sure you and your friends have a game plan if you get separated – cell reception can be horrendous at these festivals.
  13. Respect the festival grounds – reduce, reuse, recycle.
  14. Don’t feel obligated to stick to a schedule; feel free to float around for a while.
  15. Budget yourself so that you can get the biggest bang for your buck during the festival.
  16. Put a stuffed animal on a long stick so that you can hold it up to help your friends find you in the large crowds.
  17. Sunscreen is sexy, so be sure to bring plenty.
  18. Seriously, I can’t stress hydration enough.
  19. Take this time to take fashion risks; what is atypical in normal society is encouraged in festival culture.
  20. Be a respectful audience member: you are there to see the performers, not to be an asshole.