Huffington Magazine Issue 50 | Page 10

DATA BEST SUMMER EVER HUFFINGTON 05.26.13 ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC The True Story of 6 ‘Typical’ Festivalgoers Festival season — that time of year when beer flows freely from makeshift taps into clear plastic cups, and tanlines grow upon us like zippers on Michael Jackson’s jackets — is upon us. Each year’s summer brings with it more and more choices. Which festival should you invest a few hundred of your hard-earned dollars in? HuffPost is here to help. Should you dance with the young’uns at Electric Daisy Carnival or fashion yourself an art car and head to Burning Man? Does indieshuffling with hipsters at Lollapalooza make more sense than getting a good dose of real hip-hop at Rock the Bells? Or does a circuit party offer the best bang for your buck? Take a look at the options to the right, and, no matter what you decide, remember to wear sunscreen. – Kia Makarechi TAP FOR INFO EDC WARPED TOUR OUTSIDE/ LOLLA BURNING MAN ROCK THE BELLS CIRCUIT PARTIES DENISE TRUSCELLO/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES (EDC); JEROD HARRIS/GETTY IMAGES (WARPED TOUR); KISBY/GETTY IMAGES (OUTSIDE/ LOLLA); AP PHOTO/BRAD HORN (BURNING MAN); BRYAN BEDDER/GETTY IMAGES (ROCK THE BELLS); WIILSONMODELS (CIRCUIT PARTIES); BARRY BRECHEISEN/WIREIMAGE/GETTY IMAGES (CROWD)