Articles
Packing lists, first-timer advice, attended reviews and festival history — everything that isn't a full travel guide lives here. Looking for where to stay and how to get there? See the festival travel guides.
First-timers & planning
Packing, first-festival basics and going solo. Read these before you book.
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The Festival Packing List That Actually Fits In Your Bag
A practical UK festival packing list — the essentials, the things veterans always bring, and the things you should deliberately leave at home.
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Your First Festival: A Survival Guide for Complete Beginners
Going to your first music festival? The honest beginner's guide — tickets, camping, money, toilets, crowds, and the mistakes everyone makes exactly once.
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Going to a Festival Alone: The Solo Traveller's Guide
Going to a festival on your own? Why solo is one of the best ways to do it — plus the safety, camping and social tactics that make it work.
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Ultimate Leeds Festival Guide for First Time Leeds Festival Goers
First time at Leeds Festival? A contributor's guide to camping, packing, what to wear, and food and drink at Bramham Park — from someone who's learnt it the hard way.
Attended reviews
Write-ups from festivals we have actually been to, with dates and disclosure.
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Camp Bestival Dorset 2022: Family Review, Tips, Tricks and Takeaways
An attended family review of Camp Bestival Dorset 2022 at Lulworth Castle — what to know, what to prepare for, what it costs, and why it deserves its best-family-festival reputation.
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Victorious Festival 2022: Review
An attended review of Victorious Festival 2022 on Southsea Common — seaside views, family areas, food and drink prices, and whether the VIP upgrade is worth it.
Line-up poster archives
Every line-up poster, year by year: festival history in one place.
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Every Reading & Leeds poster since 1989
Every Reading & Leeds line-up poster from 1989 to 2023 in one archive.
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Every Lollapalooza line-up poster since 1991
From the 1991 touring era to Grant Park, Chicago.
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Coachella line-up posters: every one since 1999
Every Coachella line-up poster from 1999 to 2023.
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ArcTanGent 2024 full line-up
The 10th-anniversary line-up at Fernhill Farm, Somerset.