If you are a lucky punter and getting down to Meredith this weekend here are some tips on what you can bring, what you can't bring and what will be provided apart from one of the best entertainment lineups the Southern Hemisphere has ever witnessed.
Here goes;
BRING WARM & WATERPROOF CLOTHES The forecast is pretty good but it does show we can expect a bit of everything, from warm days to cold nights and some showers. So bring a big bag of spare clothes for all seasons – raincoat, boots, plenty of socks, a quality hooded coat, several warm jumpers, beanie, lotsa warm bedding/doonas/sleeping bags/blankets, towels etc. A pillow. No thongs – the #1 treated injury on the St John Ambulance Hit Parade is cut feet: can’t dance to that. Also, the UV index is high so cover up and slip slop slap more often please.
THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING For the first time in its 15+ year history, The Meredith Gift will be run and won on a New Extended Track: AROUND the Amphitheatre. Not just a straight dash, this year’s Gift will be A Nude Loop Around The Sup’. Pace yourself! The Special Gift Mistresses The Town Bikes will be on hand to Marshal Everything into organized chaos. And verrrrry special guest Gift commentator is US actor/comedian JB Smoove.
UPGRADE! Many new and improved things in The Sup’ – especially the fine food stalls / eateries/ restaurants / caterers / cafes / kitchens etc. We’ve scoured the country for first class purveyors of tasty excellent food of many varieties whilst also adding more simple tasty options like 24 hour bakery items and a Fish n Chips stall… “to suit all budgets”.
ICE ICE BABY Yes you can buy ice here, but please note The Iceman has moved up the hill to now be located near The Meredith Eye behind The Pink Flamingo. THE BASIC RULES NO GLASS at all. At all, at all.
CARRY PHOTO ID even if you are 27 and look 47.
ARRIVE IN CONVOY to camp together. No reserving! Don’t arrive before 9am Friday – roadblocks are in place.
WRISTBAND ON before you arrive.
TOTAL FIRE BAN day and night. No fires, gas bottles, BBQs or generators, no candles, no cooking. BRING any medication you may need – no pharmacy on-site. Asthmatics, allergy sufferers please come prepared. Go to First Aid EARLY if you have concerns. NO LOUD music in campsites.
NO BLOCKING VIEWS in Amphitheatre – no shoulder rides, no tall furniture, no standing on chairs.
TICKET = WRISTBAND = PASSPORT Please put your wristband on (not too tight) as you head to the festival, and leave it on for the duration until you are out the gate heading home at the end. If you or someone you know has purchased a ticket at higher than face value from an unauthorised seller it may have been voided and the ticket holder will be refused entry. We have to protect the Meredith Experience for those that do the right thing.
WARN THAT IDIOT, ZERO TOLERANCE DO NOT SHOW UP WITHOUT A VALID WRISTBAND: Trespassers WILL BE CHARGED and are subject to substantial fines. Any vehicle assisting a trespasser will have all occupants refused entry. Regrettably this past year has seen more people charged with Trespass – don’t risk it.
TIME OF YOUR LIFE Gates open 9am Friday, music gets made from 4pm then On She Rolls thru to Sunday afternoon bar an unmissable Silence Wedge or two. Gates close 4:30pm Sunday – no camping over that night. For festival updates please follow Aunty’s Tweets.
