FESTIVALS

SETTING UP A FESTIVAL

SET UP (something) - to arrange and plan (an event or activity)

What activities would you like to have at a festival?

PREPARE - to make plans or arrangements for something that will happen in the future

PREPARE FOR SOMETHING, PREPARE TO DO SOMETHING

HAVE TO (modal verb): If you HAVE TO DO SOMETHING, you must do it because it is

necessary or because someone makes you do it

British English: HAVE GOT TO DO SOMETHING

CANDY - a sweet food made from sugar or chocolate

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SOUND CHECK - a test of the musical instruments and recording equipment at a music show,
especially before the players come on stage, to make certain that everything is working and that
the sound quality is good
ORGANIZE THE ENTRANCE

Make sure you have enough people working at the entrance.

HIRE SECURIITY

FIND SPONSORS

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TICKET - a printed piece of paper which shows that you have paid to enter a cinema, travel on a
bus, plane etc

a theatre/concert/ festival ticket

SLEEPING BAG - a large warm bag that you sleep in, especially when camping

FLASHLIGHT - a small electric light that you can carry in your hand; British English: TORCH
RAINCOAT - a coat that you wear to protect yourself from rain

MEDICATION - medicine or drugs given to people who are ill

take medication; be on medication (=be taking a type of medicine)

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CAMPING: tent, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, folding camping chairs, portable chargers

FOLDING - a folding bicycle, bed, chair etc. has parts that you can bend or fold together to
make it easier to carry or store

CHARGER - a piece of equipment used to put electricity into a battery

MAT - a small piece of material used to cover the floor or ground

NAPKIN - a square piece of cloth or paper used for protecting your clothes and for cleaning your
hands and lips during a meal
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What activities do you like at festivals?

GAMES - a physical or mental activity or contest that has rules and that people do for pleasure

NAME - to say the name of (someone or something)

BOWLING - a game played by rolling a large, heavy ball down a smooth floor (called a lane)
towards a set of pins in order to knock down as many pins as possible

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Often music festivals host other attractions such as food and merchandise vending, dance, crafts,
performance art, and social or cultural activities.

CRAFT - a job or activity in which you make things with your hands, and that you usually need
skill to do; objects made by skillful use of the hands

arts and crafts - things produced by artists and craftsmen

WORKSHOP - a class or series of classes in which a small group of people learn the methods
and skills used in doing something

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PERFORM - to entertain an audience by singing, acting, etc.

HEADLINE (VERB) - to appear as the main performer or band in a show

HEADLINE ACT/HEADLINER - the star performer or group at a concert, typically appearing

as the last act

ACT- person or group that performs in shows

SUPPORTING ACT: an artist or band who perform at a concert before the “headliner” (main
performer).

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MUSIC GENRES: rock, pop, blues, folk, reggae, R&B, electronic, rap, hip-hop, jazz

go to a festival/attend a festival (formal)

have/hold a festival

HIT - something such as a film, play, song etc. that is very popular and successful

huge, massive, smash HIT

DJ - (disc jockey) someone who plays records on a radio show or in a club where you can dance

HIP-HOP - a type of popular dance music with a regular heavy beat and spoken words
RAP- a type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to
music with a steady beat

R&B - (rhythm and blues) a style of popular music that is a mixture of blues and jazz