Sunday, December 8, 2013

Swap Wellies For Flip Flops and Check Out the Festival Season on the Continent This Year

Festival season in Britain is a indeed a very British institution. Its a time for city slickers to don their wellies, hit and the countryside and revel in the mud.Going away for a festival weekend in Britain encapsulates everything we love to moan about; the weather (rain in particular), traffic jams, queues and toilets!Some festivals are like a right of passage. Think Glastonbury mud bath for four days and if you managed to stay right until the last act and get trenchfoot, then you are truly a festival goer.The British festival season is also emerging as yet another "season to be jolly and spend a lot of money". Must have accessories, that you will die without, are beamed out through the media from as early on as March. Items such as dry shampoo, waterproof mascara, Waterproof iPod Speakers and Micro Fibre Towels are seen as necessities to enjoying the music.There is also the accessories you will need for the car journey down; iPod, Travel John (disposable unisex urinal) and whatever else...Things you do obviously need are wellies. Even if the weather forecast is dry and sunny, sites like Glastonbury mixed with one hundred and fifty thousand people equals very muddy fields.Other items actually needed are tent, sleeping bag, beer and lots of layers of clothing.The other alternative is to travel light and go to some festivals in Europe instead. With cheap flights, cheap accommodation, cheaper festival tickets and cheap public transport you are most likely to spend less going abroad than staying at home. Doing a quick Google search for top European music festivals, festivals with names like Pukkelpop, Rock Werchter and Roskilde appear in the results, all attracting over 100,000 revellers.But who plays at these festivals, isn't Euro pop terrible I hear you ask? Who wants to see names like Death Biscuit and Suicide Boy?Well, its best to move with the times. The line-up at the 2008 Roskilde festival in Denmark included bands like Radiohead, The Chemical Brothers, Hot Chip, Duffy and Slayer.In short, you do not have to forfeit the music if you go abroad.So, you decide; British festivals are expensive and the weather can be challenging but the line-up will be fantastic, the atmosphere brilliant and us Brits know how to party! Festivals abroad offer a memorable experience, better weather, are less expensive and the line-up can be just as good.

I run a specialist retail website supplying Funky Wellies I also write articles about music festivals and product reviews. tel. 0208 123 8042 email. info@funky-wellin

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