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Category Archives: Festival Survival and Essentials
How to survive hot and wet festivals – a guide to extreme festival weather
As the seemingly unending winter weather finally looks like it has come to an end, thoughts for many will be turning to digging out that battered tent, filling a backpack with an inappropriate selection of clothes and heading off for … Continue reading
Staying Safe at Festivals – Festival Safety and Festival Security
When you’re heading to a festival, the last thing you want to consider is that something might go wrong. While most people come away with nothing more than a fuzzy head and a bag of stinky clothes, bad things can … Continue reading
2012 Reading Festival and 2012 Leeds Festival – Guide, Preview, Hints, Tips and Advice
With no Glastonbury Festival this year, the Reading & Leeds Festivals are set to pick up the slack with a mind-blowing mash-up of world-famous stars and up-and-coming artists bouncing between the two sites over the 2012 August Bank Holiday weekend. … Continue reading
Ultimate festival hangover prevention and festival hangover cures – festival drinking and festival alcohol
Festivals are meant to be fun and carefree, and for many that means throwing moderation to the wind and embarking on an epic bender that would make even Charlie Sheen shy away. But unfortunately, the mother of all parties can … Continue reading
Festival Fashion Essentials – what to wear at festivals
While hardcore hippies might suggest that festivals and fashion have nothing in common, those in the know are aware that you have to look cool in order to really rock out. Looking cool at music festivals however can be achieved … Continue reading
Festivals on a budget – how to save money at festivals
Although once affiliated with free love and free tickets, festivals nowadays can be costly affairs, with party-goers paying out a packet before they even get through the gates. While it’s important to not get too het up about the essential … Continue reading
Festival Essentials List and Festival Camping Checklist
Although everyone knows festivals are all about being rough, ready and at one with Mother Nature, there are some things that even the most seasoned festival veteran would not leave home without. We’re not suggesting you weigh yourself down with … Continue reading
The Festival Survival Guide – what to take, what to see, and what to wear?
With this year’s festival season fast approaching, we thought it could be handy to put together a festival survival guide to help you through your festival experience! Festival going perfection is a hard state to reach but we think we’ve … Continue reading



