ÎleSoniq Survival Guide: The 10 Things Montrealers Need To Know Before Attending
Whether this is your first time at a festival or you’re a seasoned veteran, there are always ways to improve a festival experience. While spending all day at an event, you can easily succumb to the negative factors. Stay above the dross and potential risks, go to maximize your fun listening to good music.
îleSoniq is right around the corner, so CanadaNightLife made sure you go prepared with a proper survival guide. The general gist can be applied to more than just îleSoniq, but you’ll be best off to use these handy points for this upcoming weekend.
KNOW WHO YOU WANT TO SEE AHEAD OF TIME
For many people, simply knowing that one or two of their favorite musicians is performing is enough to sway them to get a full weekend pass. This is amazing, it brings people together and gives everyone an opportunity to hear new music they didn’t know before. Yet, getting to a festival and having no sense of the schedule or any idea what music you’re about to hear is destructive to a positive experience.
Familiarize yourself with artists on the lineup if you’re relatively new to many of the musicians playing. If you think you got a good concept of “who’s who” then have a look at the schedule to create a route between stages and shows.
BE PREPARED FOR ANY WEATHER
There will most likely be rain or hoses to cool the crowd, this will inevitably lead to mud. Even if it is nice weather all weekend, you’re clothing, shoes, and physical well being will look as if it’s been through a period of chaos. The best way to keep this under control is sun screen, hats, cool shades, and shade.
HAVE A FULLY CHARGED PHONE
At first this might seem a little intuitive, but you will almost always be guaranteed to use your phone more than you expect. If you’re snapchating each act you manage to see or tweeting about whose caught your attention, you’ll go threw your phone’s life very quickly. We suggest bringing a charger or taking advantage of the stations most festivals now provide.
CREATE A MEETING POINT
Friends come and go, people have split interests with who they want to see; it’s a basic fact of large events. When the time comes, you don’t want to be trying to call your friends because phone networks are usually too overloaded to communicate with anyone. A meeting point can save time and stress when you and your friends know exactly where to relocate.
H2O
H20 and lots of it will be the safest way to survive at any sort of festival. Whether you take advantage of the refillable bottle stations or you’re smart enough to bring your own nalgene, either way find ways to keep yourself hydrated when in the crowd. It’s usually best to send two people out at any time, even to fill bottles.
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BRING CASH
It’s guaranteed that at some point you’ll be tempted by the many treats that îleSoniq offers. If you’re standing in the middle of a crowd and want to cool down, if the festivals merchandise catches your attention, or if you’re just hungry; whatever the reason cash is probably the easiest route. More importantly, bring cash in advance because lines to use ATMs are always monstrous.
NEVER BUY DRUGS AT A FESTIVAL
This point seems self explanatory and almost common sense, but some people come desperately unprepared to festivals. Using drugs in the first place at festivals is always a risk because of more than just the drug. Point being, buying drugs at a festival is often from someone who you will realistically never see again. Play it safe and if you are going that route then do not buy baking powder from someone who wants a quick dollar.
SENSIBLE SHOES
This is not Bal en Blanc, this is an outdoor festival where there is mud and lots of it. Therefore wearing those new pearly white nikes is relatively a bad idea. Instead plan for shoes that you know you’ll be able to move and groove in for several hours. Keep in mind that muddy feet are always an easier clean than muddy shoes.
BE WEARY OF THE METRO
If waiting around and getting yelled at by security is not really your thing, for most people it isn’t, then we advise leaving thirty minutes before the end of the last performace. This way you avoid the congestion of slow moving attendees on the long haul back to Montreal island from the yellow line.
Eat Dirty Dogs
Dirty Dogs, Montreal’s gourmet hot dog restaurant will be catering at the event. They will be located next to the main stage, ready to offer you their 3 awesome signature hot dogs: Le Bernie Mac, Le Morgan Freeman and Le James Gandolfini.
KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING AFTERWARDS
This whole week, îleSoniq has you completely set to never stop dancing. To start, there is a massive show from Mr. Carmack and Esta at Belmont on Friday night. But, if you want to go deep, you can see Jessie Andrews at Terrasses Bonsecours in the Old Port. If you really want to see how much you can handle of Montreal then Circus is where you want to head on Saturday to catch Arnej and Mark Reeve. If not, then French techno artist Popof will be playing Saturday at SAT.
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