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The highs and lows of going to festivals with your mates.

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Friends and festivals

The highs and lows of going to festivals with your mates.

What friends are for:

  • Standing shoulder to shoulder - at the beer tent bar. You're more likely to get served, after all.
  • Sitting on their shoulders - blag that bird's-eye-view of the stage. Spread your hands when the cameras zoom in on you, and your face appears on the big screens. Duck when the bottles of warm yellow water subsequently rain down on you!
  • A shoulder to cry on - when you set up your tent and realise you forgot your money/toilet roll/sleeping bag.

When mates go bad:

  • Leg-over opportunities - it looks like you're about to score. Do you really want your leery/giggly mates to come back to your tent?
  • Legless mates - there's nothing worse than being saddled with a friend who's lost the plot. Why? Because you're a mate, and it's your duty to make sure they stay safe and sound.
  • Friends who leg it  - when you're wandering home to your tent after dark and it looks like you're about to be mugged. Thanks, fellas!