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Music festivals

A few festival statistics

• In England alone, in 2017 there were more than 1,000 music festivals.
• The very first music festival in the world (as we know it right now) is woodstock festival. This was hosted in 1969.
• One festival in Austria had over 3.3 million visitors spread over 3 days
• At music festivals about 46% of the attendees are female
• In 2013 all festivals together costed its visitors more than 3.3 billion USD!!!
• On average, about 20-30 music bands/acts play on one festival
• Glastonbury festival is the longest running festival, it started in 1969.

Have you ever visited a music festival?

1. Yes
2. No

I have visited...

1. 0 music festivals in my life
2. 1 to 5 music festivals in my life
3. 5 to 10 music festivals in my life
4. More than 10 music festivals in my life

When I'm on a festival....

1. I have sick dance moves, I'm always dancing
2. I'm the one who tells his whole life story to everyone
3. I have to sit down each hour because my back and feet hurt
4. I'm never there so don't ask me these questions...

My festival clothing style is...

1. the weirdest piece I have, I love dressing up for festivals
2. as little as possible because it's always very warm
3. again... don't ask those questions. I'm not there
4. I just wear my normal clothing

The first festival in the world, as we currently know it, is...

1. Glastonbury
2. Woodstock
3. Coachella
4. Groove Garden

Spread over 3 days there was one festival who had most visitors. How many people do you think were there?

1. 1.7 million
2. 2.6 million
3. 3.3 million
4. 6.8 million

One festival had a very weird item in their 'lost & found', what do you think they found?

1. An urn with human ashes
2. A living parrot in a cage
3. A human finger in a plastic bag
4. A bag filled with women's underwear

What's the longest running festival (that still exists)?

1. Pinkpop
2. Glastonbury
3. Tomorrowland
4. VISTA live

This famous singer set the bar for festival clothing. After that a clothing festival trend started. Who is she?

1. Billie Eilish
2. Beyoncé
3. Froukje
4. Rihanna

What do you think some of the health risks are when visiting a festival?

Type in one object, one colour and one adjective. An adjective is a word such as 'amazing, cheerful, sad, warm etc. The words is used to describe something.

Your own festival!

• Have a look at the previous slide and pick one colour, one adjective and one object
• These three items will be the main theme of your festival
• On paper, you will start working out the details
• In short English sentences you have to describe everything that will be on your festivalground.
• Then draw a map of the festival and give everything a name
• Use as much English as possible
• Work in pairs