Enjoying a music festival is one of the best experiences in a person's life, an experience that no one should miss out on due to the emotions generated by the atmosphere and the emotion of the masses amidst the rhythm of live artists.
By the way, in an interview with El País América, Roberto Cardona, director of Los 40 and LOS40 Urban Colombia, revealed aspects of everything that includes organizing a music festival of great proportions.
“I think that music festivals must be understood by their nature.
There are some dedicated to genres, others more transversal, that is why a musical reading must be done, since the programming is generated on that.
Music is becoming more and more degenerate and they are not straitjackets and festivals open up to that, ”he assured.
He stressed that currently "there is no clear structure of the experience that the attendee has" in view of the various stages that many festivals have and that offer a variety of musical environments.
Coachella Festival, a benchmark in the world
“The most important in the United States without a doubt is that of Coachella, even in the world.
It is one of the most highly-produced, there are some that continue to be, but this has been the most important for many years due to its cultural openness, its greatness, and it has a theme of inclusion, not only from where they travel, but also demographically of the attendees. ”.
By the way, he stressed that the Coachella Festival brings together musical sounds from all over the world: "it has a great influx of Latin and Asian sounds."
A map view of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival, in 2016.Frazer Harrison
Logistics and times, the great challenges in festivals
"The challenge is absolute because it has dozens of artists who travel from all over the world, in some cases they are transatlantic, so there is an indisputable logistics behind a festival," he said.
In addition, he gave Tomorrowland, a festival in which several stages are managed, as an example of what the logistical work of a music festival that does not take place in a single day or even on a weekend implies.
Likewise, Cardona highlighted that a "vibe" is being generated in the world in which festivals have more and more dates and generate the need to open new spaces for the public.
“There's a vibe that's growing about festivals, for example, Coachella is two weekends.
When people camp, it involves logistics in terms of health and drug use, ”she commented.
Regarding this, another of the fundamental aspects that must be taken into account is the place where the festival will take place, taking into account how crowded it will be in order to schedule the accesses in advance.
This requires requesting permits with the city mayor's office in case it is in an open link, while if it is a closed site everything will be easier.
Given this same issue, it is key to have good security at the festival, either with the support of the city administration or a special service.
In the 21st century, one of the services that cannot be missing at any festival, especially for music, is one or more charging points for different devices.
This is a necessity and more so for young people who will appreciate not running out of battery in their cell phones.
Preparations for a stage at a massive concert.mj (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Things that should not be done
As Cardona mentioned, for a music festival to be successful it is necessary that it does not discriminate too much between the different musical genres, thus covering the greatest possible number of tastes.
In the same way, it is necessary not to ignore the state of the weather if it will take place in an open place.
And finally, it is vital that there are different hydration and food points where attendees can rest for a moment and thus resume the day with energy.
