To festival or not to festival, that is the question…
Definition: ‘To festival’ – to spend at least three days of my life being completely embedded in mud, with blackened finger nails and using some seriously dubious bathroom facilities!
But does it have to be this way? Some hardened festival goers will tell you a resounding YES! It isn’t a festival without the ever present threats of rain, tent collapse and the inevitable bout of trench foot.
I however, say NO and although I will now probably be banned from Glastonbury for evermore, I truly believe it is possible to have a festival experience with a bit of added luxury.
So it was only a matter of time until we bright young things – clad in our Jimmy Choo Hunter Wellies and vintage Barbour jackets – demanded a type of festival more befitting our luxe status and need for urban comforts.
And so the boutique festival was born… If you thought Shoreditch House was exclusive, think again. This summers’ hottest festivals are strictly invite only, with locations so secret you won’t know where you are going until your ticket arrives! I’m placing my money on this year’s Winterwell festival, an event so intimate only 1500 guests will be arriving at the hush-hush Circenster location – so there is no danger of me losing my tent, friends or my mind!
But what can I expect from such a small and select gathering? Well, lets just say that three of last years bands have gone on to perform on the legendary Jools Holland Show.
And if my ears should tire from the onslaught of new music, why then I can simply retire to one of the vintage tea rooms for a refreshing cup of Rosie Lee, watch a saucy burlesque show or show these young musical upstarts how its done by indulging in a spot of ‘Rockeoke’ (Karaoke accompanied by a live rock band) – Debbie Harry eat your heart out! And when the sun goes down, I will retire to the Absolut Vodka tent for an ice cool martini, and watch an aurora of neon fall upon the midnight revelry.
With only one week to go until the party begins, make sure you secure your ticket so you to can ‘glamp’ it up at Winterwell…
