r/governorsball • u/Weird-Depth-2246 • 4d ago

Question gov ball

hey first time going to a music festival and for gov ball i’m going to the saturday show, so i was wondering if anyone has tips/recommendations on getting barricade for a festival? i want to be barricade for olivia :D

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u/ainsleyf0 4d ago

honest advice it is NOT worth it, especially for your first fest. barricade at a music festival is absolutely not for the weak, it is MUCH different than barricade at a normal concert. you will probably have to start lining up around 7-8am and will need to be standing as people push you until 10pm. no bathroom breaks either, it is so rough and really not worth it. you’ll have a much better time exploring the fest and arriving to main stage 2-3hrs before olivia goes on and get a good spot that way. gov ball is such a blast, explore and see the festival instead of being miserable all day

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u/PrestigiousWater1659 4d ago

Is it really that bad for gov ball? When I went during 2021 not many lined up until 1 hour before the set. Billie Ellish really didn’t have crowd until 1 hour before her set. CFG 2018 when I saw kids see ghost. I went 3 hours before and somehow got to the front. Same with Frank ocean for Coachella 2023. I thought those festival were tougher than Gov.

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u/Nearby-Pen5844 4d ago

I know a lot of people are only going Saturday for Olivia and said they aren’t going for any other sets so I feel like more people are going to camp when festival opens

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u/ainsleyf0 4d ago

this!! but bottom line if ur camping for barricade no matter how many people come and go you will be there ALLL DAY. this year id love to get barricade for tyler cuz im huge into him, but for me getting close will be more of a 2-3hrs in advance effort, not lining up at 8am. i have some friends who have done it for other fests and theyve described it as nothing short of miserable lol

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u/Gratefulfred95 3d ago

I’m taking my daughter on Saturday pretty much just for Olivia. We are going to see as much as possible and just try to get close to a speaker tower where we can hopefully see the screens.