The biggest weekend of festival season is upon us (Pictire: Jim Dyson/Redferns)
The sun is shining, your out of office is (almost) on, and it’s nearly time for the best weekend of the year – Glastonbury Festival!
‘Let’s Go Girls’ will soon be ringing in your ears, as you sing (read: scream) along with thousands of festival fans at the most iconic music event in the world.
What a time to be alive.
But if you’re a first-time Glastonbury go-er, there’s no doubt a few nerves bubbling under the surface too.
How much booze should you pack? Should you wear wellies? And just what will five days without a shower do to your skin?
If things are feeling a little daunting right now, never fear.
We asked Glastonbury veterans to tell us about some of the biggest mistakes people make at Worthy Farm.
Avoid these errors, and your weekend will go off without a hitch.
Get ready to live your best life (Picture: Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
Don’t forget comfortable shoes
Ideally, bring walking boots or shoes.
The festival site is MASSIVE: 900 acres, more than a mile and a half across, and a perimeter of about eight and a half miles.
It’s roughly the same size as Bristol city centre, and there’s actually a website where you can overlay Glastonbury Festival onto anywhere in the world, giving you an exact size comparison.
Essentially, you’re going to be doing a lot of walking, easily into the ballpark of40,000 steps a day. So, this is not the time to be breaking in your new shoes (leave those box fresh DMs at home).
Take footwear you can rely on – and lots of blister plasters.
There’s a lot of walking involved (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Don’t plan too much
‘It’s best not to come to Glastonbury with a head full of preconceptions and a notebook full of plans of what you want to see,’ reads the official website.
‘If there are one or two particular bands a day you really want to see, then let your day revolve around them and go with the flow.’
Glastonbury is so much more than the headliners – there’s a huge amount to see and do and you want to give yourself time to explore, stumble around and be spontaneous.
Try not to be too rigid, and remember you’ll have to factor in walking between stages, the crowds, and queuing for toilets.
Don’t put your wristband on your dominant arm
Look, this isn’t cute, but it’s worth bearing in mind.
The toilet situation will only get more grim as the days go on. If you put that wristband on your dominant arm, it’s going to see the inside of the long drop at some point or another.
Dua Lipa is set to headline this year (Picture: Harry Durrant/Getty Images)
There’s a chance some of the material could brush against God knows what or, heaven forbid, fall off.
Essentially, don’t attach your band on the wrist of the hand you use to wipe with. You know it makes sense.
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Source:: Metro
