DEEP DIVE
Your Guide to Music Festival Season
Whether your festival plans include Coachella, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, or something in between, these apps will help you stay connected, hydrated, fitted, and, crucially, fully aware of the bathroom situation.
Prep mode
‣ Stay plugged in
Got eyes on your must-see artists but not 100 percent sure if they’ll be at the festival everyone is going to? Track them ahead of time so you can be the first in line when those lineups go live.
‣ Grab your tickets
Save yourself the stress of last-minute ticket trades or box-office shenanigans.
‣ Get (sustainably) fitted
Pre-festival outfit plotting? See what’s available in ThredUP, Gem, or Depop. Find what you need for the price you want and lower your carbon footprint—all in one fell swoop.
‣ Travel with ease
Get your travel sorted so everything goes according to plan.
Dance mode
‣ Know all the lyrics
Learn lyrics fast with these apps. Psst! The Musixmatch app even shows you the words on your Apple Watch (nice).
‣ Keep track of your friends
With Life360 or Foursquare Swarm, keep tabs on friends who have shared their location with you, then post a sweaty reunion check-in pic when you meet back up.
‣ Drink up (water, that is)
Use WaterMinder or Waterllama to make sure you’re getting your 40 oz. in—and keeping your energy up.
‣ Locate a bathroom
Flush. You can probably figure out what this does.
Recovery mode
‣ Create your social media story
Were you really at the festival if you didn’t post over-produced carousels, stories, and video reels of every moment?
‣ Get home safe
Pop in your destination and these mapping services will tell you whether it’s best to walk, take the subway, or grab a rideshare to your home, hotel, or yurt.