Wether it be concerts, festivals or fairs, this is a list of the things that have helped me
A day pack for all your stuff, theres usually a place you can store it if you dont want to wear it all day (have it close to you, not all the way back at your car)
Sunscreen, bring enough to share
Layers, they dont call them micro climates for nothing
Cold water, I swear sometimes its better than coffee (check out hydroflasks, they are amazing)
Hearing protection, the foam ones are good, (especially if someone else needs some, they will thank you forever), but etymotics and dubs are great, you can keep them in while having a conversation with someone because they just take everything down by 12db
Eye shade of some sort, hat, sunglasses, what have you (polarized are the business)
Something to cover your nose and mouth, if youre outside, theres bound to be dust, save your sinuses for another day (and the shock of blowing your nose later)
Change of socks, change them every four hours, you will feel like a new person (if you have an appropriate change of shoes, even better)
Deodorant, not necessary, but very courteous (if you have spray, you could save someones day)
Old union trick, dont wear your show blacks until the show! loading in a show in the scorching daylight in your full blacks just sucks, keep those for later, nobody likes heat exhaustion or filing out incident reports
Snacks, energy bars, dried fruit, anything thats keeps (dont get chocolate covered bars tho, they are stupid messy), anything to give you that extra boost between meals (again, if you bring enough to share, you will be a god)
I wish you all a good concert season, stay safe!
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