Festivals

Charlie from Fightstar
'A portable soundsystem. When I used to go to Reading when I was younger I always wanted the music to carry on after the last band had been on. This way you can keep it going to the early hours!'

E from Eels
'Baby wipes (or whatever you call them in England). They come in handy for a number of festival-related clean-ups, not least of which is wiping the hippie gak of your skin'

Luke from Nizlopi
'Sun hat, wellies, umbrella, army/navy poncho (for sitting on, raincoat, covering bags), a sense of humour and an openess to what will happen while you're there' Feature continues

Mickey from Embrace
'Toilet paper, huge quantities of cigarettes and lighters, a bottle opener, Resolve, paracetamol, Imodium tablets, Barocca, toothpaste and brush, camera, wind-up phone charger, a hat, sun cream, plastic poncho, wellies and maybe even some Kendal Mint Cake'

Jof from The Boy Least Likely To
'A bag of penny sweets. You can survive for a whole weekend on just a couple of Fruit Salads and a Wham bar.'

Russel from Louie
'Quality assured condoms. you never know what (or who) you might pick up'

Luke from The Rifles
'Earmuffs. Why? Kubb might be playing...'

Jesse from Flipron
'Well apart from one's Hawaiian guitar and flask of absinthe, my practical tip would relate to everyone's deep, Freudian fear of the dreaded festival lavatory. Pack biodegradable nappy wipes. The sense of mild indignity felt when making use of a nappy wipe is immediatly replaced by a renewed sense of hygiene and that April freshness that we all crave.'

Annie from Giant Drag
'A book for Reading, cables for Leeds, a cup for T in the Park and a fire extinguisher for Burning Man.'

Kevin from Orson
'Water. My last band got to play Woodstock '99 where they charged even the bands four dollars a bottle. That sucks!'

Kianna from Tilly And The Wall
'Well these days, you'll definitely need some money!'

Martin from The Boyfriends
'No matter how sunny the weather forecasts tells you it is going to be, always pack a pair of waders.'

Stuart from Mogwai
'A kagoul. Because it always rains.'

Tom from Groove Armada
'Skins! It's a good way to make friends and influence people.'

Stuart from The Longcut
'A hammer, to hammer out the love between my brothers and sisters (and for your tent pegs).'

Ned from the 747s
'Your passport. We had to play Oxegen as a three-piece because Freddie lost his passport the day before we flew out.'

Stephen from Cosmic Rough Riders
'A disguise and a map of all exits, to aid a quick getaway.'

Ed from Grizzly Bear
'Deodorant because everyone gets all sweaty and smelly at festivals.'