Information
The Indispensible Festivals Guide
published: Fri 22nd Mar 2013
See each individual festival for specific information and advice on that festival.
General
- Why Festivals?
- Jobs at Festivals (updated 22/3/2013)
- A guide to working at Festivals
- A guide to getting your band booked at Festivals
Individual Festival Guides
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UK Festivals
- Glastonbury Festival - click here.
- T In The Park - click here.
- Download - click here.
- Big Chill - click here.
- Bestival - click here.
- Summer Sundae Weekender - click here.
- GuilFest - click here.
- Beautiful Days - click here.
- Glade - click here.
- Wychwood - click here.
- Big Session - click here.
- Camp Bestival - click here.
- Endorse-It In-Dorset - click here.
- Strummercamp - click here.
- Roskilde - click here.
- Electric Picnic - click here.
- Pukkelpop - click here.
- Pinkpop - click here.
- Rock Werchter - click here.
- Woodford Folk Festival - click here.
International Festivals
The Indispensible Festivals Guide
- Guidance for disabled festival goers
what a disabled person can expect - What to take
Everything you need for a top time - Ear protection
Protecting your hearing - Security
keeping you and your things safe - Lads Festival Guide
Beer & more beer.... and a bit more besides..... - Kids at Festivals
How to manage the festivals with kids this summer.... - Festival Toilets - To go or not to go...?
The low-down on the most infamous facilities. - Butterfly's Festival Glamour Guide
Essential reading for the girls. - Butterfly's Weather and Fashion Forecast
A light-hearted view on how to look your best whatever the conditions. - Festival Branch of the Samaritans
Confidential help at festivals from the Samaritans.
Sex ...
- Festival Frolics
sex at festivals - Kids at Glastonbury
- Kids at WOMAD
- Kids at Guilfest
Not quite sex ... more the result of it: Kids!
... 'n' Drugs ...
- Drugs advice - talk to FRANK
A govt drugs advice website, with some good advice - Salvia Divanorum / Mexican Sage
... 'n' Rock 'n' Roll
- (from 2007) Missed out on that hot ticket, but just HAVE TO see your favourite band? There's festivals all around Europe, and some you can buy your ticket, your flight, and cover your spending money for less than the price of a UK festival ticket. Have tent, will travel...
Did you know you can find all the stuff about your favourite band on this website? Just click here.
festival information by: Neil Greenway

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