Safety at Electronic Dance Music Events

Cameron Arnold
Nov 24, 2017
2 min read

One big topic at these events is the safety of those in attendance. A lot of the big festivals get very crowded while also the majority of them taking place during the Summer months. The top priority of every promoter that throws an event is to make sure that guest have fun, while their safety is of top concern. Many festivals have began putting in place safety precautions that have become standard amongst almost every festival. This includes medical tents, free water stations, and security that roams through out the festival.

With a lot of the bigger festivals taking place during the Summer, the weather can be quite hot. This doesn't help that there will also be thousands of people congested in one area as well. This could lead to the problem of some guest over heating. To combat this, many festivals have free water refill stations. It is highly recommended that patrons attending the festival invest in a camel back. This is a back pack that stores water. They are easy to fill at the water stations and hold enough water where you can stand in the crowd and enjoy the show. If you ever feel that you may be over heating, get out of the crowd and sit down in a comfortable area. If the problem persist, do not hesitate to get medical attention.

Having medical tents on site at festivals has become a normalcy. Every festival hopes that attendees will not have to use these facilities, but accidents do happen. A suggestion for patrons is that at every festival that they attend is for the first thing that the do is to find where all the medical tents are located in the case of an emergency. This will make it a a lot easier to react incase something does happen where you must use these resources.

One of the biggest ways to prevent anything at these types of events is to watch out for each other. If you see someone that may not look ok, talk to to them and find out what the situation is. If it is an emergency, do no hesitate to get help. The last thing that anyone would want at an event where everyone is having a good time is for something to happen that can drastically change someones life. The goal is to have fun, but also stay safe in the process.