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 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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Leftfield to headline Liverpool Music Week 2010
Chase And Status, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, more
More names confirmed for Freeze Festival 2010
Diagram Of The Heart among eight new acts
Everything Everything to headline OX4 Festival 2010
Abe Vigoda, Crocodiles, more set for one day event
Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster for NME Weekender
Trash Talk also added to the line-up of inaugural event
Watch: Glastonbury Mutoid Waste Company film
Documentary meets founder, checks out their festival work
WEATHER WATCH: what to pack this weekend
Offset Festival, Jersey Music Live, Bingley, more
Summer Madness 2010: Rated!
Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight - 29 August
Shambala Festival 2010: Rated!
Secret location, Northamptonshire - 27-29 August
Creamfields 2010: Rated!
Daresbury, Cheshire - 28-29 August
L.E.D Festival 2010: Rated!
Victoria Park, London, 28-29 August
Festinho 2010: Rated!
Hinwick House, Hinwick, Bedfordshire - 27-29 August
The first review: Reading Festival 2010
How the rock and roll weekender played out
First review: Leeds Festival 2010
Find out how the northern leg of the festival was
Reading Festival: 11 bands you shouldn't have missed!
And one that you really should have...
Dirty Davey: a bandstand view of a fantastic festival
Plus: who do you want to see perform in 2011?
Green Man Festival 2010: Rated!
Breacon Beacons, Wales - 20-22 August
80's Rewind Festival 2010: Rated!
Henley-on-Thames - 20-22 August
V Festival 2010 Chelmsford: Rated!
Hylands Park, Essex - 21-22 August
V Festival 2010 Staffs: Rated!
Weston Park, Staffordshire - 21-22 August
Bloodstock Open Air 2010: Rated!
Catton Hall, Derbyshire - 13-15 August
Croissant Neuf Summer Party 2010: Rated!
Trostrey Common, Usk - 13-15 August
Vintage at Goodwood 2010: Rated!
Goodwood, West Sussex - 13-15 August
Boomtown Fair 2010: Rated!
Secret Location, Buckinghamshire - 13-15 August
Summer Sundae Weekender 2010: Rated!
De Montfort Hall, Leicester - 13-15 August
Bulldog Bash 2010: Rated!
Shakespeare County Raceway - 13-15 August
LeeFest 2010: Rated!
Highams Hill Farm, Bromley - 14 August
Reading and Leeds: Axl Rose explains himself
The most misunderstood frontman in rock talks
End Of The Road Festival 2010: the perfect finishing school
Neil Outram on one of the last summer festivals
The Big One: Bestival 2010
Who to see, what to drink, what to wear - all the answers!
Over the fence: over festivals to check out this week
Waveform and Headstock under the microscope
Which is better: Reading or Leeds? We ask the fans!
Bands also wade into biased debate topic
Electric Picnic 2010: Cultural learning for all
Sam Chapman unravels Ireland's greatest arts festival
The Big One: Offset Festival 2010
What to wear, drink, listen to and miss!
Over the fence: over festivals to check out this week
Jersey Live, Bingley Music Live, Moseley Folk Festival, more
Guns N' Roses vs UK festivals
It's an explosive combination!
Reading and Leeds 2010: The Survival Guide
How to make it through a weekend of rock n roll mayhem
THE BIG TWO: Reading and Leeds Festivals 2010
How to take the dual-site bulls by the horns!
Reading and Leeds: Who are The Rats?
We try to discover the mysterious Lock Up band's identity
Reading and Leeds Festival 2010: headliner profiles
What to expect from the main stage and NME top boys

 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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