Way Out Fest
The Hot Press guide to surviving festival season…
The Hot Press Newsdesk, 23 May 2012
Baby wipes – technically a toiletry item, but you’ll find a dozen uses for these suckers once you get inside the festival site, including the removal of mud from your many personal items.
Ear plugs – because there will always be that guy who thinks that blaring out the choons is the perfect way to celebrate the sun coming up.
Speakers – because you might be that guy (our current favourite,the Logitech Mini Boombox, is reviewed on page 83).
Lighter – it’ll make you very, very popular.
Medication – even if you’re not on any, you might want to consider a small box of painkillers for when the pumping up of jams gets too much.
Money – because you have much better things to be doing than waiting in line at an on-site ATM machine. Keep it in your socks for safekeeping.
Condoms – what’s that they say about music being the food of love?
Bin bags – to sit on, to keep things dry, and in a pinch, to fashion a stylish rain hat out of.
Alcohol – some festivals allow you to bring your own and some don’t (glass bottles are never permitted). Your fête of choice will have specific information about this on its website.
DRESSED TO MOSH
Fashion magazines tend to debate the nuances of festival style for pages and pages, but if we’re really honest, everyone ends up looking a grubby, scruffy mess by the festival’s end. At all but the most sophisticated of festivals, you can fully expect to be doused in mud, beer or lentil stew at some point, so now is not the time to dust off your Sunday best.
Comfort is key, but don’t let practicalities get in the way of having fun – if you can’t wear a lace unitard and Indian headdress to a giant party in a field, when can you? New festival-specific trends crop up every year, as floral, prints, neon, metallic, denim, tartan, fringe and pastel all get passed off as the hottest new look, but really there’s only one worthwhile rule of festival fashion; anything goes.
Just remember that nothing goes without the correct protection! Here’s what you’ll need to battle the elements…
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