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Top 10 Things To Bring To A Music Festival

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lindseykmorin

Apr 30, 2019

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Top 10 Things To Bring To A Music Festival

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Music festival season is upon us. Coachella has come and gone. Stagecoach is right around the corner along with Hard Summer, Life is Beautiful and Lollapalooza to name a few. For anyone planning on going to any of these festivals this year or in the future, these are the top 10 things to bring.

1. Bandana

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This mainly applies to any festivals that take place in the desert or a dusty place. You have seen the photos everywhere. People with bandanas covering their noses and mouths. Well these accessories are quite practical. With all the dust and dirt in the air a bandana helps protect it from getting in your nose and mouth.

2. Closed toed shoes

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There are so man people at these festivals. When the most widely liked artists come on the stage to perform everyone packs in next to each other like sardines. Your feet are bound to get stepped on, so wearing a pair of boots or sneakers helps protect your feet from getting too hurt when they get stepped on.

3. Fanny pack

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Some people hate them. Some people love them. Some wear them around their waist. Some wear them over their bodies like purses. Whatever your opinion or style, these are super practical since purses can get annoying and you don't want to drop your phone.

4. Sunglasses

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The sun is shining, dust is blowing, and well, its fashionable. Sunglasses are super practical for music festivals but also fashionable if you match them to your outfit.

5. Sunscreen

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This item is a no brainer to pack. Getting a sunburn and having it for the rest of the festival would be miserable. So do yourself a favor and save yourself the pain and lather on sunscreen throughout the day.

6. Chapstick

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So much dry air and singing. Your lips will feel so chapped after just 30 short minutes out in the blazing sunlight. Any type or flavor works, just protect your lips and coat them with your favorite chapstick.

7. Portable Charger

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Several photos. Many many Snapchats. Instagram posts. You name it. You phone will die so quickly if you are using it all day during the festival. Portable chargers aren't expensive and will save your butt when your phone is at 1% and your favorite artist comes on the stage.

8. Hand sanitizer

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Using port-a-potties, grabbing on to random things for stability, you never know when you will need to sanitize your hands. Where there are a lot of people there are a lot of germs and you do not want to get sick while at a long weekend music festival.

9. Advil

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Whether you get a headache from the heat, dehydration, loud music or some other cause, Advil is always a necessity just incase a headache comes on or incase you hurt yourself and need a pain reliever so that you can keep dancing the night away.

10. Hat

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Big hats are super important for sun protection. Especially when you are in the sun for multiple long days in a row. Not only are they super adorable with some outfits, they help protect your face from a nasty sunburn.

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Top 10 Things To Bring To A Music Festival

You gotta come prepared

1. Bandana

2. Closed toed shoes

3. Fanny pack

4. Sunglasses

5. Sunscreen

6. Chapstick

7. Portable Charger

8. Hand sanitizer

9. Advil

10. Hat

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