Festival Guides

 Nick Ladd's How to 'Thrive' at a Festival
United Kingdom Nick Ladd's How to 'Thrive' at a Festival
"Survival is for Bear Grills", says international rave legend and Glade Festival co-founder Nick Ladd, "You go to a festival to have a good time!" This is the art of festival 'thrival'...
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The Prodigy to headline Bestival 2010
The Wailers, Wild Beasts and many more - buy tickets!
Tasty bands & River Cottage served up at Sunrise Celebration
The Egg, Zion Train and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall for Somerset bash
Gil Scott-Heron to open Liverpool Sound City 2010
Musician and poet to play Philharmonic Hall - ticket details!
Jamie T among trio of names for V Festival 2010
The Divine Comedy, Chipmunk will also play this year
Simian Mobile Disco announced for Field Day 2010
Lightspeed Champion, The Fall and many more added
Glastonbury Emerging Talent vote winners revealed
Public pick Mayhew, Faded Cadence among last 12 for live final
Big Day Out (AUS) 2010
Sydney Showground, Australia
South West More - SW4's Danny Newman on expanding the festival
'The big question has to be "why we didn't join the days sooner?"'
Are aging headliners limiting festivals' musical progression?
Matt Miles asks if we should be out with the old, in with the new...
The Big One: Hammerfest 2010
Pontins, Prestatyn Sands, Wales - 11-13 March
Introducing... The Ticket Trout!
He's been trawling the net for the best ticket deals!
Is grunge set for a revival at festivals this summer?
We send writer Jamie Skey down memory lane to find out
We predict the headliners of 2010
This summer bill toppers and some we want to see
An Aussie's guide to the best Australian Music Festivals
We ask an indigenous insider to give us the low-down
Thawed out: freezing festivals and snow soirees
The best events to give you the chills...

 A Students' Guide to Festival Survival
United Kingdom A Students' Guide to Festival Survival
After working hard all year to get up in time for Neighbours, it is time to put what's left of your loan to good use. Here's the essential guide to surviving your first festival.
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 How to be A Greener Festival-Goer
How to be A Greener Festival-Goer
Festival organisers and bands are doing a lot now to be more environmentally friendly but the biggest contributor to CO2 emissions from a festival are actually the audience.
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 Festival fashion: girls
United Kingdom Festival fashion: girls
With festival season is fast approaching, it's high time to start planning your look for this summer says Frances Taylor. This is how to live in a tent for three days and still look like Kate Moss.
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 Festival fashion: boys
United Kingdom Festival fashion: boys
Look at yourself: stained jeans and a t-shirt that should've gone out with your vinyl collection. Shaun Curran looks at the festival fashion set to be big for the blokes this summer - fix up look sharp...
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 How to pull at festivals
United Kingdom How to pull at festivals
In celebration of Valentine's Day, instead of melted chocolates and a bouquet of garage flowers, we've got the Virtual Festivals' guide to pulling at festivals.
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 Family festivals: smiley happy children
United Kingdom Family festivals: smiley happy children
So you've taken the plunge and decided to take your children to your favourite festival. Take heed, this isn't your opportunity to relive your glory days of yesteryear - it's going to be much more fun...
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 Festival First Timer Guide
Festival First Timer Guide
Follow these guidelines and you shouldn't go wrong...
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 Travelling To Festivals
Travelling To Festivals
Travelling to festivals can actually be fun. Just know what you're getting yourself into...
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 A Rough Guide To Rock Festivals
United Kingdom A Rough Guide To Rock Festivals
Be it Download, Bloodstock, Reading or a rock festival on the continent, for the hardcore among you there are a few rules which are not to be broken...
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 A Rough Guide to Dance Festivals
United Kingdom A Rough Guide to Dance Festivals
Whether a full weekend or a 12 hour marathon, dance festivals are a beast unto their own - and as such have their own sets of rules...
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 Safe Sex at Festivals
Safe Sex at Festivals
Festivals are dirty at the best of times, so stay protected if you're planning on getting down to it.
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 Keeping Clean At Festivals
Keeping Clean At Festivals
Spending three days in the country with tens of thousands of sweaty strangers brings its own set of hygiene hazards. But with a little time and effort all can be overcome. Here's how:
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