So this year I finally did it... I finally lost my festival virginity and had the most amazing weekend of my life at Virgin Media's 2013 V Festival at Weston Park. I had no idea what to expect but the thought of seeing Queen B in all her glory strutting up and down the main stage on the last day (in the flesh gaaaah) made me say yes quicker than you could say ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, ALL THE SINGLE LADIES.
I went along with my best friend Abbie and since we unfortunately didn't get to go on a girls' holiday this year, we went all out at V! I must say, I was not prepared for the walk from the drop off point to the campsite... AT ALL. I thought I was being so clever bringing a bag with wheels, but tiny wheels plus bumpy mud equals massive failure. It took us well over an hour and a half to kart all of our gear over to the campsite where we also managed to spend a good hour pretending we knew how to assemble a tent (yeah, we had no clue). I don't think I had ever wanted an alcoholic beverage more in my life than at that moment, so as soon as we had finally settled in, Abbie and I filled up our plastic cups and set out on an adventure into the main arena where lots of 'night-life' activities were taking place. I had THE best night. I recommend any virgin-V Fest-goer wanting to go next year to get down early on the Friday to get right into the festival party spirit! I found myself in a tent jumping higher than I thought any man could go... I was loving life!
My favourite acts over the weekend if I had to whittle it down to 5 would be The Script, Jessie J, Kings Of Leon, Olly Murs and of course Beyoncé. Kings Of Leon were the headliners for Saturday and we managed to get right to the front! It was insaaaaane!
We met many lovely people who we partied with during acts and 'til the early hours of the morning. Everyone is there for one purpose - to forget about any worries back home and to just have a great time and that's exactly how my weekend panned out.
I just wanted to make this blog post to highlight just how much fun you can have at a festival and I most definitely recommend going along to V. For years the idea of not showering, sleeping in a crummy tent, using port-a-loos and being swarmed with mud used to make me certain that I would never attend one, but those seen to be 'cons' of the festival scene in fact added to the fun of the whole experience. Everyone's in the same boat and you actually come back appreciating the luxuries in life! But you can let your hair down, not be surgically attached to your phone and forget about your appearance/flaws for a whole weekend.
