Surviving Festival Season: Beating the Heat

With Coachella 2026 in the rearview mirror and Just Like Heaven this upcoming Saturday, the 2026 music festival season is now in full swing! The anticipation is building every day for the world’s greatest public celebrations of art and community. With high reward, however, comes high risk.

Spending that much time in direct sunlight can lead to intense sunburn, dehydration, and sometimes even heatstroke. It’s important to plan accordingly to avoid having a bad time at an event you paid a lot of money to attend, let alone missing out on seeing your favorite artists.

What are some symptoms to watch out for?

At almost any day-long, outdoor music festival, the potential for catastrophe is always looming in the distance. Attendees at outdoor music festivals may exhibit signs and symptoms including

• Confusion
• Slurred Speech
• Dramatically increased body temperatures

These are telltale signs of dehydration combined with alcohol consumption.

Just Like Heaven; Hotter Than Hell

Single or multi-day festivals can be simply magical. Cruel World 2025 in particular was met with a light drizzle and a cooling and welcoming fog. It truly was an amazing spectacle. The week before at the same festival grounds in Pasadena for the Just Like Heaven indie rock festival, it was brutally hot. It was 90 degrees by 11am, and was reaching into the mid 90s throughout the afternoon. Goldenvoice, the festival organizers, were readily prepared, and were giving out popular liquid IV drinks. At music festivals besieged by heat, concertgoers constantly face the risk of severe heat exhaustion.

How can this be treated?

Luckily, there are medical professionals well-staffed at virtually every major festival from industry giants like Goldenvoice and Live Nation. On-site EMTs have an extensive and impressive arsenal of IV fluids and cooling treatments in their shaded medical tents. Due to the steadfast intervention of these highly trained and coordinated teams, festival attendees are consistently able to recover fully from dehydration without hospitalization, and some can even continue to enjoy the festivities.

Some tips to fight dehydration include:

• Begin hydrating the day before!
• Drink between 10 and 16 ounces  of water or other hydrating beverages every hour. Alternate between water and electrolytes for proper results.
• If you drink alcohol, match every serving with a full serving of water.
• If you experience any negative symptoms such as confusion, lack of sweat, or fainting, seek medical assistance immediately.

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