Going to a festival - expectations v reality

What is it really like?

Going to a festival - expectations v reality

Summer is the season of festivals and the excitement is unbearable, but sometimes things don't go as smoothly as we had hoped.

Expectation: Buying a ticket online

Happy woman using a computer

Reality: The website keeps crashing

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Expectation: Having an amazing time with your friends

Friends at a festival

Reality: Losing them in the crowd and spending half the day trying to find them again

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Expectation: Beautiful sunshine

Woman at a festival in the sun

Reality: Horrendous downpour

Man in pouring rain

Expectation: Fields of grass

Muddy field at a festival

Reality: Fields of mud

Muddy field at a festival

Expectation: Space for dancing

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Reality: Crammed in a hot tent with no space to dance

Crowd at a gig

Expectation: Watertight tent

Field of tents at a festival

Reality: Piece of tarpaulin

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Expectation: Songs around a campfire

Reality: Sitting in a tent huddled together to keep warm

Tent covered in tarpaulin

Expectation: 'Nice' public toilets

Public toilets

Reality: Portable toilets

Portable toilets at a festival

Expectation: Flipflops or trainers

People wearing flip flops at a festival

Reality: Time for socks and wellies!

People wearing wellies at a festival

Expectation: Being at the front to see your favourite bands

Crowd at festival

Reality: Being too far away to see anything

Crowd at festival

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Whatever festival you're going to this year we hope you enjoy it!