{"id":2734,"date":"2014-06-06T15:55:34","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T15:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.hostelworld.com\/?p=2734"},"modified":"2014-06-06T15:55:34","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T15:55:34","slug":"which-festival-stereotype-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/which-festival-stereotype-are-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Which festival stereotype are you?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not for one moment are we disputing that each one of us constitutes our own \u201cbeautiful little snowflake\u201d. No, of course all the people of the world are beautiful and unique in their own way. But still, during all that striving for individuality, we can\u2019t help but pick up the habits of a few fellow humans. A little bit of dress sense, the odd habit and before we know it, we have our own little subcultural tribe.<\/p>\n

Nowhere is this more pronounced than during the summer music festival circuit. This is when they all vacate the city streets, crawl from the brickwork and head into the fields and the beaches of Europe where they drink themselves into a stupor and allow the best bands and DJs to slowly drive them deaf. Here are the 13 most common stereotypes you\u2019ll find on the festival scene.<\/p>\n

The Old-school Hippie<\/strong><\/h2>\n

These are the long-term adherents to the principles of peace and free love. They were there in the beginning and, yes, they have the tie-died t-shirts and acid flashbacks to prove it. Their lineage can be traced all the way back to the freewheeling originals that paved the way like Woodstock, the original Isle of Wight, or Glastonbury when it was all about banning the bomb and had cows on the field.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll still find them doing their thing, along with their younger recruits, especially at Glastonbury. They get all they need from an industry of green tea, marrows, yoga and wooden jewellery down at the Greenfields.<\/p>\n

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Where you\u2019ll find them:<\/em>
\nMainly at Glastonbury<\/a> in the UK, but they might venture out to Latitude<\/a> in the UK or the odd electronic festival.<\/p>\n

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The Moody Metaller<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Long hair, band t-shirts and a chip on their shoulder; the metaller has a penchant for Jack Daniel\u2019s and the thousand mile stare of a dad watching the paperboy cycle past his brand new Volkswagen. They aren\u2019t really interested in much other than loud crunching speed guitar and the kind of guttural grunts most of us make while we vomit. That or the interchangeable sound of wailing guitar and whining vocals – the kind you find on an Iron Maiden record. Their idea of a good time involves forming a mosh pit, irregardless of anyone else\u2019s opinion on the matter, and throwing themselves face first into another person\u2019s face.<\/p>\n