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Hijacked Festival to improve disability support
A student attendee at Hijacked Festival has been working with the festival organisers to improve accessibility, following organisational negligence and discrimination directed towards their condition. Following the incidents, which occurred over the course of an evening at Hijacked on May 30th, the current plan for disabled festivalgoers has been expanded. These include “more robust” accessibility […]
Review: 2000 Trees Festival
I was punched, headbutted in the face and one of my t-shirts was ripped, yet despite these experiences I would still dub 2000 Trees the UK’s friendliest festival. After the punch, the owner of the frantically windmilling arms stopped and profusely apologised. I think I invited the headbutt. I’m not sure, I sustained it while […]
The Definitive Festival Lineup Roundup
Forget pancakes, forget Valentine’s: February is about festivals. Summer might seem worlds away, but the first onslaught of frenzied announcements have already arrived. From the shamelessly commercial to the smugly boutique, music festivals are now a quintessential part of British summertime, and with fresh lineups dropping on the daily, even the most avid fans will […]
BREAKING: ExeFest Headliner Announced
Preparations for Exeter University’s first campus festival are well under way, but one question on is everyone’s lips. Which artists will have to clamber up Forum Hill to perform come June 4th? So, without further ado, the headliner is… example That’s right, the staple of UK dance, the one who dwells within every self-respecting gymnasium’s […]
Life in Exeter: A Month by Month Guide
Exeter is an iconic and wonderful city, ready to be explored by all the new fresh and returning students. Here is a month-by-month guide to everything that’s happening throughout the year that you need to get involved in. September If you’re not quite ready to let go of summer yet and are still reminiscing about […]
Latitude Festival 2016: Everything you need to know
Set in the idyllic fields of Henham Park in Suffolk, Latitude not only offers some of the biggest and best names in music and the arts, but also stunning scenery and a gorgeous lake (#ExeposeLifestyle) as a backdrop to your new favourite festival that will produce some incredible double-tap-worthy Instagrams. Here’s everything you need to […]
A New Frontier in Festival Fashion
Festival Fashion is a term which is slowly being rejected by the fashion moguls of the world. Instead of creating a ‘uniform’, they encourage festival-goers to enhance their personal styles and make the event what they want it to be. Saying that, there are key trends which apply to certain festivals, so here is a […]
Surviving your first festival
You’ve paid the extortionate ticket price, bought a rubbish tent from Argos and discovered your perfect knee-high-socks-and-wellies selfie angle. The bag’s packed, the sunnies are on and the pre-fest Insta’s looking on point. You’re ready for your first ever weekender – or are you? I mean, 17-year-old me thought so when the shuttle bus rocked […]
Festival Fashion 2016: Do’s and Don’ts
IIt’s that time of year again – when festival lineups begin flooding our Facebook feeds, ticket frenzies heat up and the fashion world starts talking about how to make your wellies look chic. For many, festivals are just as much about the fashion as the music – but what’s in this year and what’s out? […]