Music festival tips and advice
Seeing your favorite bands play live. Dancing the night away with your besties – and with newly-found friends. The buzz as excitement fills the air. There’s nothing we don’t love about festivals.
Well, maybe there’s one thing we don’t like that much… How loud they are. If you don’t protect your ears properly at festivals, you could be going home with tinnitus or hearing damage – when all you should be taking back with you are amazing memories.
Luckily, we’ve gathered together all the festival tips you need to know right here in one place, so whether you’re bopping to the beat at Tomorrowland, rocking out at Glastonbury, or checking out the latest acts (and the latest fashions) at Coachella, we’ve got you covered.
Festival hearing protection
Festivals are seriously fun. But they can also be seriously loud. They can reach 97 decibels – and at that level, it can take just 30 minutes for hearing damage to kick in if you’re not using hearing protection.
But when you’re at a festival, you actually want to be able to hear the music – so bulky ear defenders aren’t necessarily the best option, and neither are traditional foam earplugs which block out noise. Instead, you should look for silicone earplugs like Loop Experience, which filter sound waves rather than blocking them out.
That means sound is reduced to a safer level, but you can still hear everything that’s going on around you – meaning you still get that awesome live music experience, but with less risk to your hearing.
And when you’re heading to a festival, you need a pair of earplugs that are easy to pop in your pocket or slip inside your fanny pack. That’s where Loop Earplugs come in. They come in a handy carry case that fits in even the smallest of bags – or you can keep them close at hand by wearing them on a tug-resistant Loop Link connector around your neck.
Music festival tips
One of our top festival tips and tricks is to prepare. Sort out everything you need before you go, and all you need to do when you get there is focus on having a fantastic time.
Your pre-festival preparations should include sorting out all the essentials early – that means booking your tickets, organizing travel, and arranging accommodation (if you’re not camping).
Make sure you have all your festival must-haves before you head off. Buying them in advance will mean you don’t forget anything – and will save you money on last-minute essentials at the festival. Your festival essentials include:
- A reusable water bottle or hydration pack
- Sunscreen
- A hat and sunglasses
- Noise-reducing earplugs
- A small backpack for essentials
- Comfortable shoes for long days on your feet
Festivals can be bigger than you think and cell reception may fail, so it’s important to set a meeting point and time with friends in case you get separated. Take a good look at the festival map when you arrive and familiarize yourself with the layout in relation to where you’re staying.
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