MUSIC FESTIVALS SUCK

[@Chellom895]

Bro i am at a music festival right now waiting for judas priest

[@ScotchOffTheRocks]

Nice dude

[@jessehutchings]

Suffering 💀

[@marcusjean2869]

Tons of Rock! Wanted to go so bad :(

[@brycev.5170]

Fuck ya bro I saw them last month

[@williamgeorge2580]

Much better spot than the rest of us ATM.

[@theactualTVB]

Literally Woodstock 99

[@kkngd391]

Literally Eerie Canal "Soda Pop" Festival/Bull Island festival

[@ghostlessmusic2805]

Literally Fyre Festival

[@mediumvibesonly7974]

korn was pretty good

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

"It's just one of those days..." 😏

[@emperortrevornorton3119]

You can't blame ICP for the panic and destruction of property at that show

[@290coolkid]

probably the most egregious water related practice i’ve seen is when they take the cap off before giving the bottle to you and not give you it, forcing you to down it all at once instead of budgeting it to last longer.

[@celindraaa]

u can prevent this by going there with the cap already off and hide it in ur pockets and putting it back on as soon as you leave their sight

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

@Celindraa I'd do it in front of them: the cap is mine, as the bottle i've just paid for, so i do what i want. 😀

[@iSkully99]

I believe they do this for safety reasons, as a water bottle with a cap on it could be filled and used as a weapon. Bit of a bs reason though and some people take their own bottle caps with them now.

[@haminacan]

The only good thing about the caps being stuck on these days is that people at the bar don't pull the caps off.

[@vodkaboy]

why do people still go there ? looooool

[@nilen74]

I have been only in music festivals in Finland, where in everyone of them water is free, it sounds like hell to pay for every water bottle.

[@GrimTheFox]

Tori awaits

[@Daniel_Zdroba]

so finn raves are the best ones got it

[@IzdunDun]

That's impressive, didn't knew about that.

[@j.2512]

oy vey, maybe finland needs more diversity!

[@tax_evad3r]

There was no free water when I was at Steelfest, unless you drink tap water I guess (which I did lol)

[@charlespeter5610]

It's funny how many Brits can't fathom how large America is. You drive for 3 and a half hours in my state from east to west and you're still in my state. I live in one of the smallest states.

[@Lifesizemortal]

You mean the same 3 hours it would take to cross the entire British continent (if you can call it that)?

[@j.2512]

more space to fill up with third worlders

[@sit-insforsithis1568]

@@Lifesizemortal”British continent” bro what?

[@PedroHenrique-dh3bq]

it's the emptyness of it that boggles the mind. As a new-worlder that moved to Europe, 3 hours worth of driving here will get you to soooooo much more stuff.

[@krsmanjovanovic8607]

​@@PedroHenrique-dh3bqwhen my brother from Chicago told me 38km drive is nothing and its STILL WITHIN THE CITY, I jsut couldnt grasp it, my jaw droped to the floor, Chicago the city is like 250km in length and thats about 1/3 the lenght of the ENTIRE COUNTRY I live in, its like reading about ginormous hive cities in Warhammer 40k books

[@floydhopkins7901]

Face reveal is still fucking me up. Eye contact is uncomfortable.

[@aprofondir]

Recently came back from Download Festival. Fantastic that my first impression of the UK was drunk shitheads in mud

[@kat3325]

Sounds about right

[@alessandrobaggi6129]

@aprofondir I've been in the UK around 2000, in Cambridge (my aunt teached italian in a College there at the time) and, apart from the mud, the description just fits everyone partying in the streets every friday night... just imagine the sea of empty bottles laying in the streets the morning after... 😬😖 I hope it got better with time, but i higly doubt it.

[@Pragnantweggyboard]

It should be renamed to Drunk shit heads in mud.

[@matthewackermanaski9687]

Yep, that's the UK in a nutshell.

[@matthewackermanaski9687]

​@@alessandrobaggi6129Nah it hasn't, i was in Brighton recently and the nightlife was traumatic. That rain they always have will always cause them to drink.

[@pauln758]

I used to work in festivals. They have devolved into a soulless cash grab. Long lines to get festival tokens (which are virtually impossible to get a refund for) to get in another line to get an overpriced, watered-down drink. Longer lines for toilet with police standing by ready to kick you out if you can't hold it any longer. When I started working in the industry i was passionate about it, by te end of my career I'd get anxious and depressed having to go to work. 12 hour back to back shifts for a flat rate. No weekend pay rate, no overtime. Go support your local artists at bars and pubs.

[@dgk6661]

The last festival I attended was Ozzfest meets Knotfest 2016. I survived the heatwave from consuming free Rockstar energy drinks, $14 funnel cake and cheap Del Taco

[@pafellojot948]

We have Polandrock here in Poland. It's free and there is a huuuge grocery in the area. It is actually really cheap. The biggest problem is with showering. Maaan, it costs like 5 eur to get a shower, which is a lot in Poland.

[@nickgotvyak5890]

Open'er is the fancy expensive option and to be honest it wasn't that bad (though I don't have any other large fest experience to compare). Most of the mud was avoidable thanks to the rubber tracks throughout the territory, each artist on the main stage was given plenty of time to setup and it sounded really good. The only problem was drinking water. Technically they had free water - in one truck, with lines being long AF. And only very few shops sold water. It was MUCH easier to buy alcohol than water.

[@williamstrong2068]

The "Poorly mixed microphones" fade away hahaha

[@S4B3R117]

Most of these big music fests sound like absolute hell on earth

[@Quadr44t]

In my experience, the more commercial, the worse the experience. Smaller, niche, organised by people that enjoy working in events (festivals/parties) festivals can still be very enjoyable experiences I think.

[@DairyQueen5132]

@@Quadr44texactly

[@LontrinhaOzadaotaria]

Try festivals MADE BY japanese bands, yes, in japan bands have their own events, it's quite nice, I'll be there one day :) Blarefest by coldrain and DeadPop fest by SiM are interesting examples.

[@pix-can-fix643]

They don't call it The Wall of Death for nothing

[@omegaXXIV]

Depending on the genre of the music at said fest, it may be part of the branding lol

[@Fr4gg3r2]

This is the reason I only go to UG Electronic music festivals in the forest. There people do not trash, are very polite and friendly. Also, food is awesome and cheap and water is free.

[@aldraone-mu5yg]

Swimming in festival mud is a terrible terrible idea.

[@STORMX97]

Sometimes it’s not even mud, Woodstock 1969

[@aldraone-mu5yg]

@@STORMX97 Yeah, all manor of human and animal fluids, but also glass, rocks, needles and trash. I don’t understand the appeal myself.

[@kat3325]

Where I live, most of the festivals are in town, eliminating most of the problems mentioned. Best decision ever ✨✨✨

[@blit9307]

Where I live in the states, one minute you’re sweating balls and then its pouring rain like mad

[@officialluckyturn]

My experience on Festivals so far where pretty positive tbh. We where allowed to bring our own drinks and foods. The food offerd was expensive but great, music was good and the groups i where in where pretty chill and yeah the weather can f you up thats true

[@Victorseafog]

I wish I had good memories from the music festivals I attended. But as time increases the memories get worse.

[@edward5911]

Yup

[@GENOorGEN]

this dude is becoming one of my favorite channels, good stuff man!

[@sammi3521]

Shut up

[@Rikkrtreat]

A few places now allow crowds to bring a single empty bottle of water to refill for free which is nice. Food has also gotten better in options but it is still wildly expensive

[@n0b0d1-rc6dz]

Ironically caught an ear infection that caused me to lose a large portion of my hearing at Glastonbury 2015.

[@avawacker-to5tc]

I went to shaky knees back in May, and it was horrendous. I poured rain on Sunday with no where to go. there was mud absolutely everywhere and we had to throw away our shoes afterwards becausue they smelled so bad from standing in the mud for 6 hours straight

[@Rafamrkz]

The worst festival I've ever been was the second knotfest in Mexico, in which Evanescence and Slipknot cancelled and all ended in a huge riot

[@pineconethegreat2333]

There's a reason why Download 2024 was called Drownload... It was my first festival and it was good, but the weather was actual dogshit, the food was overpriced and some bands like Bleed From Within and Babymetal had their sets delayed by half their entire runtime. Eh, it was good though, got to see a few bands I wanted to see

[@weedian710]

Man this is by far my favorite channel.

[@Ian.420]

Hulaween in Florida was a good fest the few times I went. So much focus on art and the stages were far enough away from eachother that you couldn't hear them overlap, but no so far that the trip to each stage was a slog. Haven't been in a few years tho cause i've been broke lol

[@itzanowski]

I uploaded a vlog from this year's Graspop Metal Meeting a couple of days ago and I hate how much I can relate to your video. Very accurate though and the point about nostalgia is interesting. Obviously festivals are inviting these big popular bands that have been around for a long time because they have many fans and that sells tickets. But you're right that for many people it's about nostalgia and not just the quality of the music and that is something newer bands can't compete with in the same way.

[@DerUnbekannteFlo]

Just came home from Rockharz in Germany and I already cant wait to go to Wacken Open Air. Festivals are a blessing to my soul

[@itzs0weezee]

0:25 I fw this creature a lot ❤️

[@zachwilson768]

Rain has impacted every major festival I have attended. I went to both Day for Night fests in Houston and we got torrential rain right in the middle of Aphex Twins set, besides discomfort they had to take down a light display because of the wind. This actually led an unforgettable encounter with some kind strangers who sheltered me under a tarp and gave me a bottle of Jager. Then next year we got the same rain during NiN. They had to shorten their set by 30 minutes. It’s too bad Day for Night doesn’t happen anymore because they had great selections and an excellent Venue.

[@guts5463]

Loving the variety in editing, keep it up!

[@welcorp]

...'as well as being surrounded by other Americans' 😂 As an American, I can confirm.

[@arachnephobic]

I think that Gollum on polish woodstock 2014 deserves an honorable mention

[@brycev.5170]

Im actually not sure which is more annoying to me an arena concert that costs a day at a fest or the festival itself since i have to spend the whole day walking around different stages but i get more value at the same time 😅

[@NEXUS2040]

I like arena shows better, especially when there are multiple big acts on the bill. It's even better when the bands come to my city so I don't have to travel to see good live music.

[@matturner6890]

I'll never understand how people enjoy music when they have to scramble around like it's black Friday at WalMart.

[@katimations123]

Staying within the vicinity of a music festival sucks because traffic becomes insane and if you're trying to sleep then good luck because you can still hear the songs clearly and loudly from many many miles away 💀💀💀

[@IndyChoons]

Really love the new editing mate

[@BridgetWalker-xu8sw]

I recently went to electric forest 2024. People were really cool, art was one of a kind, music was awesome. Omg it rained so much, prices were BS, and the food not only expensive, but bland. There's a local music venue where I live that's small compared to other places. It's cheap, you actually get to camp in the woods, there's a giant quarry you can swim in(only with a lifeguard). It was actually really humbling seeing some place that's small be the better option.

[@aBIERadon]

I've regularly been to festivals since 2003 in germany. Sure, there were neighbors with disgusting music tastes or the weather was bad. But at even at the bigger Festivals (Summerbreeze and Wacken 2004) there was always the opportunity to buy stuff (food, water and alcohol) at the local grocerie store before the Bands were playing. It even became a kind of festival tradition for me because its just awesome to see regular stores full of metal people.

[@Ian.420]

Sweetwater 420 fest in Atlanta was always fun too. The last time I went was a little sketchy near the end of the last day tho, they way oversold tickets and homeless people from the surrounding atlanta area were just hopping the fence and wandering around yelling at the sky and stealing things. Honestly its too bad they got sued by some asshole that wanted to open carry his guns at a packed beer and weed themed music festival. Now they have to have them at smaller and smaller venues with worse and worse acts cause they can't afford the insurance or security needed to host it in a public park if people are gunna be waving guns around.

[@TheFunnyVille]

someone’s mad they didn’t get tickets to flog

[@cipher32k]

water not being free is the biggest scam in festivals, doesnt even have to be free, it can be something realistic like in the store. like a dollar for example. imagine telling a person sweating bullets and shaking dying in the heat whilst on MDMA that you cant give them a water cause they dont have 7 bucks or something.

[@Skaborous]

Download ‘24 was my first ever festival. It rained on/off all weekend so the ground turned to literal muddy sludge lol + there were technical and logistics issues galore. Still it was great and will defo go back next year!

[@officialminkema]

being a Coolea fan is like standing in the mud for 10 hours

[@itstreasonthen2076]

Tbh it’s absolutely insane to me that there isn’t any free water at a lot of festivals, I mean I have been at Wacken this year and they offer free water. Also so did another festival in my hometown

[@shoobeedoowah5452]

You’re bang on about so many festival issues! I’m still going to another one when I can though - I have too much fun! 😅😃

[@brycev.5170]

Heat is more common here but i have had rain problems too. But my biggest thing is prolly parking 3 miles away to avoid $40 parking 😒

[@kennethanderson8827]

Your videos have gained in duration, intentionality, and have slowed down in pacing. Good. I too am bipolar. Your talent is going to take off soon. Avoid the pitfalls of earthly success, the temptations are on the way. But, as a weird spiritual Uncle, I have a good feeling about you. Your success won’t become distorted by evil desires, because you are part of the turning point. Odelay from San Diego

[@w0rmg0rl]

ironically I just discovered Batushka (5:57) at a music festival last week! on one hand this festival has free water and awesome staff, and on the other hand I had to shit onto a plate of chips someone'd dropped in a portaloo at one point. it's a rollercoaster of experiences!

[@tem684]

It really is pretty tiring to see the only rock acts that get hyped up by the industry be the old ones. It’s like they just decided to stop caring about anyone after arctic monkeys. Old people always talk about how “rock is dead” or whatever cause they don’t see the new artists get mainstream attention, and stuff like festivals only giving a shit about nostalgia acts has probably contributed a fair bit to that.

[@Yoo_Wats_Guuci]

It’s the 1993 telecommunications act.

[@karmacheese]

As someone who has had a hand in builds/breaks, litter-picks, recycling yards, cleaning toilets, walkabout experiences, general logistics, playing music and entertaining people at festivals for many years now, I can generally agree with you on a lot of your points. I do love the doing stuff for a positive outcome at festivals, but my lord, it can send you a bit fecking mental at times. Festival logistics can be very very very mentally taxing.

[@MoistJas]

Agreed, the chaos and negative experiences are part of the whole. at the very worst, fucked up organising or natural disasters at a festival make you appreciate the comforts and convenience of home (Private toilet, shower and running water are the big 3 for me!)

[@omegaXXIV]

Coolea forgot to criticize paying outrageous rates for parking and still having to walk a mile or more from the lot to the actual venue.

[@Joeink100]

there's an organization called psyclean in the Netherlands that is volunteer led but by people that genuinely care about leave no waste and recycling even giving out portable ash trays on arrival for smokers with incentives for handing in full ones.

[@yo-sefakimbey7009]

My guy, it rains so much in Louisiana flooding is a common occurrence

[@chandlerstepina3947]

Gotta go to the smaller more intimate festivals. If I cant wheel my cooler to the main stage I don't bother.

[@lordpancake]

Bro did NOT enjoy outbreak day 1

[@Oddyzation]

UK festivals sound like shitfests, lol. I highly recommend smaller Metal festivals in Scandinavia or Eastern Europe. 99 % of people don't leave rubbish behind, good food and also good weather.

[@timothymeadows8326]

I appreciate your witty and humorous communication style .

[@omegaXXIV]

Funny you should mention mud being more of a UK thing. This year's Hell's Heroes fest in Houston, TX had rain the first day. British band Girlschool joked how they brought the weather with them. Even though the next two days were nice, the mud never dried up.

[@krystofbrichta4214]

I think this was the list of things i want to see on the music fetival. I love them

[@Roflmao0001]

I grew up going to Parachute Festival in NZ every year. They had 8 stages and didnt cross genres in each stage, aside from the huge headlining ones. Free water fountains and good access to everything. Never had any issues with anything there, even torrential rain. At its height it had 20k people attending. I think a huge factor for its smooth running is it being drug and alcohol free.

[@hozic9929]

I still would visit one if i had the dispo money

[@GeB93]

As an autistic person, music festivals are a nightmare in terms of sensory issues. All the grease and sludge in combination with the lack of space and hygiene (plus too many people) can drive me insane to the point my mind becomes dissociated in the desperate attempt to survive. Clubs and stadiums are fine to me (at least in the ones I went in).

[@apl2606]

The festivals I went to (in Europe) all offer water taps to refill your soft water pouches (no bottles with caps for safety reasons) or plastic cups as often as you need to. Having attendees dehydrate and causing bad rep is obviously more damaging than losing out on some bar revenues. People will still buy a lot of alcoholic beverages anyway.

[@1brytol]

I was at a free music festival organized by my city. On the 3rd day, main stage, the first band performing was a very popular, Polish 80s rock band Bajm. I came there to see them, but the experience was ruined by the fact, that right after Bajm, two rappers were performing, so kids decided to go to Bajm just to get a good place to see the next shows, and then just sat down on the ground, started vaping and playing frickin cards. On the ground, in a crowd at a rock concert. I kicked some boy liek 5 times because he decided that sitting pretty much on my feet was a good idea. Bajm did play good though. For another band, Lady Pank, me and my friend had to travel through the city to another stage. There wasn't any issue with a bad crowd. They were either metalheads or middle aged men, they were having fun, enjoying the show and didn't ruin the experience at all.

[@ghost_to_a_ghost]

one of my friends finally got the hint that I do not want to go to EDM festivals and drop 500ug of LSD in blazing hot temperatures. he was bummed out by it, which made me laugh.

[@CipherFiveZero]

I've never been to a multi-day music festival but I've been to all day festivals in the past like Projekt Revolution, Mayhem and Uproar Festivals. I'll likely be too exhausted by the 2nd day to have fun.

[@TrueKivan]

Depends on what kind of a festival, I enjoy psytrance ones as they last like a week, almost nobody ever drinks alkohol so there are no dangerous situations, everybody is on molly or acid instead so they are more welcoming, there is a lot of nature avaiable, you get meditation tents and stuff for a change of pace. Last time I been to one before corona they even provided shower and toilet trailers that were cleaned and maintained every day, was as clean as can be in such a place. But in general yeah in one on of the earlier editions I went to the toilet once, saw how it looked and proceeded to not take a shit for almost a week. And for more other types of festivals like metal ones or general rave yeah you are 100% right

[@plzno4768]

This is why goldenvoice makes amazing feats here as they don’t charge for water here they got refill stations so there’s that

[@MaffiLu]

been to a few rather small festivals, usually around 1000 people - the largest was 6000 punks, and while i had bruises for days, it was the most fun i have had. the smaller festivals were very well organized, clean toilets, prices for drinks very okay (3,50€ for beer 2€ for water) being a basement imp i avoid the large scale festivals like wacken simply for my own mental health 🤣 shout out to the Bavarian Metal Heads, Mammut and SAK crew! 🤘

[@LoafingMushroom]

Idk i was so drunk at wacken both times i went that i barely remember how it was for the living space. I didn't even have a tent I just passed out in other people's camps. Hellfest in france was very clean and i think i even showered at that one. I was hitchhiking outside of the last love parade and met some crying girls who were trapped in the stampede and saw someone die. Honestly just avoid the big ones/me.

[@JimothyTheGreen]

I've had good times at festivals. Been to Download a lot. But definitely be prepared to survive the experience.

[@Intaminator]

Smaller festivals is where it's at from my experience. I went to Wacken once, and it was mostly wack. Bad weather, bad sound, overcrowded with wannabe vikings. Been to Roadburn 6 times now (and it's absolutely fantastic) and that's way more my pace, plus a couple of black metal centric festivals around the globe.

[@Dylannnnnnnnnnn]

your editing just keeps getting more unhinged lmao

[@Ghoulstille]

I've worked many festivals and people are 100% disgusting drug fuel'd idiots. Because the company I worked security for were a bunch of knobs and i was paid barely minimum wage, I couldn't care enough to even go near someone drenched in Poop filled mud regardless of what they were doing. I've retired from going to live music anything because it just disgusts me. From the dingy bar sets to the 20 minute 2:30 in the afternoon playing for 20 minute sets at a festival. The so hot and no shelter from the sun at all festivals in a parking lot or a farmers field. I just can't do it anymore.

[@geeshta]

Just coming back from an EDM festival in Europe that had virtually none of these issues.

[@chrisschwab7696]

I've had the best times at festivals and the worse times at festivals. I think the trick is to get those slightly smaller festivals trying to build their name up still. A bit less people, and slightly better line ups makes for the best times. Either that or just a great niche 400- 5000 people fest.

[@ab72_s]

Nah but the rain concert of Metallica was AMAZING! The lightning with Master of Puppets.... Just like Zeus himself was enjoying Metallica!!

[@antparkasp]

It rains like everyday in new england. It's in the name

[@SamBeck6090]

working festivals is so much better, dont have to pay, cleener quieter staff camp and toilets, more lax security, being able to sneek back stage, bringing in your own food and drinks.

[@ffsf739]

Loved the twist in the end. Shyamalan would be proud!

[@metalwraith3134]

Bro has never been to Bloodstock

[@skyDN1974]

M8 American festivals rule, our festivals are utter shyt

[@luxter858]

Bruh i will go to wacken this year and watchjng the mud scenes in this vid gave me ptsd

[@danplaysguitar6706]

I went to download on the Sunday. it was amazing fun, especially getting caked in mud involuntarily and laughing at my friend who had on a previous day been to the toilet nine times in two hours from food poisoning. the true liquid death

[@EnoshII]

last year there was a historic flood, never before seen in the history of the country, anyway going again this year, will be fun

[@lt.reubenrozeyt5716]

Nothing like paying gas money , 2 weeks of planning with friends and only for them to butt out last minute and watch the concert through someone's phone screen and behind someone's board sign and pay 10 dollar for water.

[@neviostankovic5116]

Great, I'm going to one of those next week

[@Wojacksamillion]

6:28 Looks like Jaba finally picked up a saber

[@davemac9563]

I never got the appeal of music festivals. Why would I pay a lot of money that included artists I don’t like mostly when I can just wait for an individual artist I’m actually a fan of to tour and be able to get food and beer that don’t cost much before entering the venue

[@pedja2211]

Free your mind and party, if you cant then is not for you, when i was younger i had blast, doing drugs, drink, party, get laid and then go home 😂 i didnt care about mud, food, rain…relax and thats it

[@ned_interrobang]

as a fan of music, and a stagehand who works events for a living: fuck festivals

[@MrJJr-lw9zq]

Watching this considering I went to my first music festival this year it’s almost scary how accurate he is when describing the food and weather walking around this field to get to four different stages,burning sun wailing down while haven’t eaten food the entire time cus of the long lines was like hell was it worth it? Maybe would I do it again? Definitely 😂

[@gabewaite7984]

Outbreak 24 was good fun, big improvement on last year!

[@samharris9559]

In the US we also have torrential downpours, the difference is it's both raining and over 90 degrees

[@tomasjonsson7141]

Never went to a music festival and never will 💀💀💀

[@mud_slushie]

lame lol

[@vodkaboy]

It's nice being yourself, don't fall for peer pressure :)

[@mud_slushie]

@@vodkaboy lame always fall for peer prressure

[@redactedcanceledcensored6890]

based

[@thiefrainb0w99]

you had me in the first half ngl

[@yung.scarecrowxx7159]

To be honest the debauchery itself is part of the fun, main downside is the price gouging

[@VioMosh]

The ending line of this video hits differently.

[@DOOMAnimate-sh1ou]

literally the fyre festival