Raver Magazine - March Edition 2016 Raver Magazine - March Edition 2016 | Page 32

Something for Everyone! By Zach Leete Photography by Celeste Swatling & Ana Massard Yogachobee was described as a “portal-within-the-portal”, a concept that should be embraced more frequently when crash landed in forest overlooking Aquachobee. All night, planning music festivals. pulses of sound erupt from the UBO as mesmerized ravers dance until sunrise. If you didn’t think Okeechobee catered to ravers, you didn’t take a trek into the jungle. Fashion killas Jungle 51: An unidentified blasting object (UBO) Chobeewobee Village: assemble. Chobeewobee Village’s vendor line-up featured everything from designer hats with wood-burned brims to Okeechobee’s daytime hang organic mustache cream. For those who took the time to out transported festivalgoers into a lush, tropical explore the village, shady rest areas and secret stages could paradise complete with sand, beach beverages, and live be found by following clues and notes posted around the entertainment from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The oversized Ferris grounds. wheel gave guests a chance to capture the gorgeous Okeechobee vista on camera. Hermitude’s set on Sunday marked one of the only times that Aquachobee’s crowd This is where the real magic happened. exceeded that of the Grove. The Grove featured three huge stages that were relatively Aquachobee: The Grove: Yogachobee: Yogachobee was designed to give patrons a place to center themselves. It featured workshops from morning to night with special surprises in between. close together, yet angled at precise angles to avoid noise overlap. Being able to hustle from stage to stage without missing a full song was one of the many delights of Okeechobee. the grove 32 | RAVER MAGAZINE