Festivals
Why Do All the Festival Lineups Look and Feel the Same?
It's not just Glasto recycling headliners, research shows the UK’s most popular festivals are booking the same legacy acts to play year after year.
31 Rules for Doing Drugs Without Being a Dick
From sharing the bag to (not) haggling with dealers, here's how to get high and keep your friends.
New Calls for Festival Care After Two People Die at ‘Asia’s Burning Man’
Wonderfruit, a music festival known as Southeast Asia’s bohemian mecca, is facing allegations of mismanagement, and concerns about negligence
Inside the Chaos of Thailand’s Annual Buffet for Monkeys
Once a year, this Thai city holds a lavish feast just for monkeys.
I Went to A-Fest, the $3,000 Wellness Festival for Millionaires
The four-day luxury blowout promises rich people the chance to transform their lives. Will it do anything for a jaded Londoner?
The Best Raving Advice, From Seasoned Ravers
Don’t stop raving because you’re old. You get old when you stop raving.
It's Not Just Glasto – Festivals in 2023 Will Be Pricier Than Ever
Glastonbury charging £335 is only the tip of the iceberg. Other festivals – with a few rare exceptions – are doing the same.
Photos of Emos Stranded in Las Vegas Casinos
When alt music festival When We Were Young was cancelled last Saturday, hundreds of emos descended upon the most elaborate casinos on earth.
We Asked Emos at When We Were Young to Recreate Their Myspace Profile Pics
Here’s what happened when VICE photographer Christopher Bethell handed his camera over to the Hot Topic warriors.
When We Were Young Was a Surreal Emo Paradise
The one-day alt music festival welcomed My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Avril Lavigne and over 50 more acts from “the Myspace era”.
Photos of People Partying at the apoXeast Apocalypse Festival
Doomsday enthusiasts descended on a tiny rural Pennsylvania town for apoXeast, a weekend-long rager celebrating humanity's inevitable destruction.
All The Things We Overheard at When We Were Young Festival 2022
“I just walked through the food court and saw like 15 emos crying alone on the floor.”