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Thursday May 03, 2007

Festival kick-off

Running around a field in a tutu and wellies, camping in knee-high rainwater (and enjoying it), living off cider and falafel... it can all mean only one thing. Yep, festival season's upon us once more.

As an avid Glastonbury-goer, this fills me with glee. There's nothing more liberating than completely leaving the real world behind for a few days in favour of open spaces, fresh air and lots of sillyness. Getting to see so many famous bands, and discovering acts I've never heard of before on the smaller stages is all part of the fun, but for me, it's more about the atmosphere. Where else do you get to bounce to your favourite song in time with thousands of other people? Name one other place where you'll find so many friendly folk who don't look at you like a nutter when you make conversation. And if you can give me one other example of Brits having fun and all getting on with it come rain, shine or thigh-deep muddy mingingness, I'll give you my Glastonbury ticket. OK that's a lie.

I can't be the only one that thinks like this because the festival has come a long way since good old Michael Eavis set up Glasters all those years ago. It's a massive industry now, with hundreds of festivals popping up in different sizes, guises and locations. Go rock-tastic at Download, bliss out at The Big Chill or dance till dawn at Gatecrasher. That's not to mention all the teeny festivals and events you'll find locally.

It's in celebration of festival fever we've resurrected our festivals microsite, My Tent Or Yours. Check it out if you're heading anywhere remotely festivally this summer - or if you can't decide which tickets to splash out on we've rounded up all the biggies in the What's on where section. Much as I love festivals, they do take a fair bit of planning and if you've never been to one before there's loads of shit-I-can't-find-my-tent traps you can fall into. Hopefully a visit to the site will help you sort out what to take and how to have a stress-free time so you can focus on soaking up the atmosphere. And the cider... 

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