First Look Into The Future of Festivals

I am confident in saying that no other country enjoys a good festival quite like South Africans.

I'm sure that the festivals goers swopping candies and head banging in Las Vegas are having an amazing time but my heart is with South African jollers.

There's just something about a whole bunch of people, from different parts of the country living different lives, coming together for an epic weekend of absolute debauchery and mayhem and all around good vibes. I can almost smell the pizza oven fired up churning slices for festival goers while you're trying to get the ringing in your ears to stop. One of my favourite memories of festivals was meeting my best friends outside the club during South Africa's Rage festival in 2017- you can find that story right here under the PRETTYMUCH article.

However, the idea of you and your squad squeezing to the front just before the headliner seems like a distant dream ever since COVID-19 decided to make 2020 a year to stay inside, make banana bread and experience an identity crisis in the middle of the night with your earphones in playing "Losing it" by Fischer on repeat. Or is that just me?

The world has come to a standstill with tourism taking a hit during a time where countries close their borders in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus. Artists have moved their tour dates and the idea of going to a festival seem like a distant memory. Or is it?

Festival organisers all around the world have been brainstorming ways to open up their doors to the eager festival goers during COVID-19. Huge festivals such as Coachella in the USA, Glastonbury in England and South Africa's Rocking the Daisies pushing back their dates which leaves many of us are asking the same question:

when are we going to put our howler cards to use again?

This is the first socially distant concert hosted in the Uk where 2500 fans gathered to watch Sam fender live. The protocol of the event went as follows:

- Cars are to be parked two meters away from each other.

- Patrons are guided to their own private viewing section.

- Food and drink drinks are ordered on an app and can either be collected by you or delivered to your viewing area.

These measures a drastic change to the claustrophobia we all know and hate to love however, in times like these, the biggest goal is to lower the spread of the virus. I enjoy the idea of this because I know that I won't have to tussle with anyone as the honorary spot holder in the crowd.

Rocking the Daisies festival director, George Avakian, posted the festival on his twitter and these were some of the responses:

What do you think about this? Is the future of live music performances going to be in private viewings? Would you rather stay at home? Let us know in the comments of our Instagram post!