8
GUESTLIST
ISSUE 88 / 2016
GET OVER IT
Top 5 festival tips
Here is our list of golden
Guestlist rules for any
festival goer worth their
weight this Summer.
1. Know your music
Any names on the lineup you don’t
recognise, look up some tunes of theirs
before you go. With a little extracurricular
research into other genres, you’ll be opening
your mind up to new things. You’ll also be
able to eliminate people you don’t want to
see, giving you a higher chance of catching
all your favourite acts.
2. Don’t forget your tent (the
whole thing, including all
parts vital to keeping it up!)
One of our team once ransacked her
parents’ attic, only to get to a festival with
a fully functional windbreaker. Take on the
philosophy that all you really need is a bit of
money to get you around and a roof above
your head, and make this your priority!
TWO MET POLICE OFFICERS PROPOSE AT
LONDON’S PRIDE
At the end of June, Pride held its annual parade through London.
Among the laughter, bright colours and
flamboyant outfits not one, but two
police officers proposed to their loves.
Both proposals were captured on film
and shared on the internet, and showed
some real love and how far we’ve come
as in terms of LGBT rights. Leading
the Met’s contingent in the parade,
Inspector Aaron Clarke said ‘many older
members of the LGBT community will
remember a different style of policing,
so it was a privilege to show them just
how much the British police service has
changed and diversified.’
Another prominent feature from
this year’s Pride was London’s LGBT
community standing together with
those from Orlando following the
horrific mass shooting earlier this
month.
3. Early bird catches the
good spot
If you want to pitch in a place which is not
a million miles away from the action, get
there early. The longer the festival goes on,
the further out you will be. In this case memorise the colour of your site and where
you are on a more sober walk and any
significant objects surrounding your tent.
There is most probably hundreds of your
tent which happened to be on offer in Argos
and trying to recognise yours in the pitch
black for hours is never going to be the
definition of fun!
4. Don’t take anything
expensive
Pretty obvious really! Anything valuable just
isn’t safe in a tent and keep a eye on your
wallet when you’re out. Sacrifice the selfies
and take a cheaper phone which has some
good battery life, saving all your festival
mates’ numbers in first. Bum bags have
actually made a bit of a fashion turnaround,
so getting the best one could end up saving
you a lot of money (and tears!)
5. Don’t fuss
Worrying does not sit well with the vibes
of a festival - leave your worries at home
and tune yourself into going with any flow
that comes at you. You don’t want to be the
friend that everyone’s drawing straws to
share a tent with before you’ve even reached
the campsite. Escapism is the morale of any
festival, so let yourself go and just chill out!
ENTIRE FESTIVAL CANCELLED IN CASE
AVICII DIDN’T TURN UP. WAIT, WHAT?
Yep, you did read that right - The Flying Dutch festival pulled the plug on their
Swedish Journey event as they couldn’t guarantee Avicii actually showing up.
The worry started when the
Swedish DJ began pulling
out of a number of his
final worldwide gigs. Due
to leave the music scene
at the end of summer, his
headline slot at this event
would have been one of
his final appearances in
Holland. Festival organisers
contacted Avicii and his
team to get confirmation
that he’d definitely turn up
to headline, though received
no answers.
So obviously the organisers
have gone ahead and
cancelled the whole event.
Strange, not going ahead
with a festival because of
one artist. Is Avicii really
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bigger than the music? The
festival, which also had
Steve Angello, Dada Life and
Alesso, was meant to take
place on the 30th July - full
refunds are being offered to
ticket holders.