Festivals Guides | How to get there & survive!

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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Virtual Festivals' weekly news round up
Jacko, Madness, tears, Reading/Leeds and ice cold beers

More names announced for Electric Picnic
Dinosaur Jr, Kid Creole And The Coconuts, Neko Case...

The Hold Steady to headline End Of The Road
They play the Sunday as under 5's tickets sell out

MSTRKRFT helps completed Get Loaded line-up
Telepathe, Goldfish, Tom Middleton, more added

Tunng helps Kendal Calling complete line-up
Arockalypse Now, Jelly's Last Jam and The Blims added

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
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
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
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
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
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
Follow these guidelines and you shouldn't go wrong...
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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
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
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
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
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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