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MANDY LEE OF MISTERWIVES
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Have an extra large bottle on hand to urinate in if you decided to camp far away from the restrooms
Don't: Camp out where the restroom area is half a mile away from your tent
Watch them at: Bonnaroo, Bottlerock, Governor's Ball, Meadow Brook Music Festival, Osheaga.
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ZELLA DAY
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Compliment other artists. Genuinely compliment other artists because it feels so good to be embraced by your peers.
Don't: Drink too much free alcohol. I think that's scary for anybody.
Watch her at: Coachella, Mammoth Festival of Beers & Bluesapalooza.
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JAMES BAY
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Lose yourself for a little while. From new discoveries to rediscoveries, going off on your own for a bit can lead to some of the best festival adventures.
Don't: Kick mud in people's eyes! Festival mud is a glorious and sacred thing to be celebrated. Cover your mates in it, head to toe, just leave the eyes, man.
Watch him at: Caribana Festival, Coachella, Pinkpop Festival, Spilla Festival, T in the Park, Way Out West, Wild Life Festival.
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NANNA BRYNDÍS HILMARSDÓTTIR OF OF MONSTERS AND MEN
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Explore! Music festivals are a really great way to get to know new bands. Go and wander off and see something that just sounds nice or fun or weird, you might find your new favorite band.
Don't: Litter! It really sucks to see people throw their waste everywhere without a care. Respect nature and the people you are having a good time with. Watch them at: Bunbury Music Festival, Colours of Ostrava, Coachella, Firefly, Glastonbury, Governor's Ball, Latitude, Skral Festival. Photo: Getty
ALUNA FRANCIS OF ALUNAGEORGE
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Use glitter and bring some for your friends.
Don't: Try and find your friends if you've lost them. Make new ones.
Watch them at: Bass Center Festival, Bulladora Music Festival, Coachella, Firefly, Forecastle Festival, Glastonbury, Panorama, Promo West Festival, Neon Desert, Shaky Beats. Photo: Getty.
BØRNS
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Eat a sunscreen parfait for breakfast.
Don't: Follow a man with a peg leg into his "pirate ship."
Watch him at: Boston Calling, Coachella, Free Press Summer Festival, Hangout, Mo Pop Festival, Osheaga, Sasquatch!
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MARIAN HILL
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Lose yourself in the music and stay hydrated.
Don't: Overly intoxicate yourself and be an asshole.
Watch them at: Governor's Ball, Bonnaroo, Sasquatch, Lightning In a Bottle, WayHome Music & Arts, Electric Forest, Osheaga, Backwoods.
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COURTNEY BARNETT
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Wear sunscreen, drink a lot of water, and watch good music.
Don't: Get really wasted and take your shirt off and be inappropriate and flash people and break things and not watch the music.
Watch her at: Beale Street Music Festival, Boston Calling, Coachella, Governor's Ball.
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SETH AVETT OF THE AVETT BROTHERS
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Pay whatever outrageous fee the vendors are charging for bottled water. It's worth it to keep the clean hydration flowing.
Don't: Go barefoot. People drop all kinds of things on the ground...I like feeling free as much as the next guy, but no one wants to leave the festival grounds before the headliner's set to get an emergency tetanus shot!
Watch them at: Forecastle Festival, Electric Picnic, G Fest, Mountain Jam Festival.
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JOEY BADA$$
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Some psychedelics and watch your favorite band play.
Don't: Eat anything that makes you have to visit porta potties. They are gross.
Watch him at: Coachella, Governor's Ball, Pemberton Music Festival.
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THE KNOCKS
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11 Music Festivals Do’s And Don’t’s From The Performers Themselves
Do: Bring a fanny pack. Who cares about fashion, Fanny packs are one of the the most useful inventions of all time.
Don't: Bring a girl that you're into cause there's a good chance she'll meet either a musician more famous than you in the VIP or some really buff Burning man-esque man bun guy that cooks kale really well.
Watch them at: Bonnaroo, Governor's Ball, Northern Nights.
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