Tag: ProTip
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EDC Vegas ProTip #36 Tip The Free Water People
One of the great perks of Electric Daisy Carnival and all Insomniac events is that they offer free water refill stations which is a form of harm reduction. What does that mean? Reducing the harmful consequences associated with human behaviors even if those behaviors are risky or illegal. There’s going to be people sober, drunk…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #37 Buy a Smoothie
There’s only one thing that you have to buy once you’re inside of the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and that is a fruit smoothie. That’s it. Water is free and you’ll already have a camelbak or Insomniac Bottle. It’s easy to survive the night without buying any food or alcohol. You may want to buy…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #38 Buying and Selling Tickets Now that it’s Sold Out
Electric Daisy Carnival 2013 in Las Vegas is sold out and there’s a lot of people that do not have tickets that wanted them. This is a scenario that a lot of people are in right now, so here’s some tips to prevent yourself from getting ripped off and also some tips about not being…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #39 How to Check the Shipping Status of Your Tickets
The start of the week has been painful for a lot of people as pictures are popping up everywhere of others receiving their ticket packages and you still have not. It’s like Christmas morning as a someone else opens present after present and you’ve gotten nothing. Insomniac has a tough task of sending out 115,000…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #40 Bring Your Laptop to Backup Pics or Use a Cloud App
You’re going to Las Vegas and going to be taking a lot of pictures and videos on your phone for three or more days. What do you do when the memory fills up? What happens if you lose your phone the third day? Don’t risk losing all of those memories! The best solution is to…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #41 International Traveller’s Check Your Phone Plans
This tip can apply to anyone that will ever be travelling outside of the country for any reason, not just international traveller’s arriving in Las Vegas for Electric Daisy Carnival. ProTip #75 covered the topic of not expecting cell phone service while you’re at the festival but you’ll get it everywhere else in the city…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #42 Rachel’s Awesome Guide to the Bathrooms
This guide is all you’ll need to know about navigating the porta pottyies at Electric Daisy Carnival or any festival or large event for that matter. The only downside to posting Rache’s awesome guide to the bathrooms is that it’s giving away the secrets. I’ve been to a lot of festivals and concerts and this…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #43 Take Pictures But Don’t Be a Photographer
“Small Moments Like These” by Above & Beyond is a wonderful song and the video captures a lot of those small moments that make up life and experiences. When you think back to the small moments in your life you probably didn’t have a camera or cell phone in your hand for all of them.…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #44 Don’t Fear the K9 Unit Van
This topic pops up all the time and makes people really paranoid (for obvious reasons) but you shouldn’t be. If they are even there they are there to help protect the police and also to act as a scare tactic and a very good one at that. They are not there to sniff out every…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #45 Warmup and Stretch Before You Go Wild
Warming up before you hit the dance floor is a no brainer but don’t let it slip your mind before you go wild to the music! That’s it. That’s the protip. You’ll be walking A LOT from the time you walk out of your hotel room door until you finally walk back in the next…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #46 Don’t Fear the Medical Personnel if Something is Wrong
This tip covers any day in life whether you’re at a festival with 115,000 other people or just hanging out with some friends in a park. Everyone knows what goes on at just about EVERY music festival so there’s no need to hide it. If one of your friends isn’t doing too well or even…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #47 Be Cautious of People Trying to Sell You Things on the Strip
First off, this isn’t just about drugs but to get that out of the way don’t do that. You’ll look like a raver, act like a raver and there will be plenty of desperate ravers around and bad people out there will try and steal your money, sell you fake and dangerous stuff and of…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #48 Be Prepared for Cigarette Smoke
Once upon a time it used to be legal to smoke cigarette’s inside of every tavern, bar, club, rave and even restaurant and it was horrible whether you smoked or not. You’d get burned by people waving cigarette’s all over the place in a wasted stupor and you’d go home smelling like a chimney and…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #49 Print Out or Write Down Phone Numbers
Can you remember a phone number other than your own (if you’re lucky) and your parents? If you can you’re not like the rest of the world. We’re all so used to just typing in or selecting a name to send a text message or make a phone call that we rarely remember the phone…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #50 Print Out Your Flight and Hotel Info
We all rely on our electronics for everything but what if our phones or tablets or computers just completely die? What do you do then? Probably stress and freak out trying to figure out what to do. In an era of e-tickets with everything it can be easy to just expect everything on our phones…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #51 Remember It’s An Experience, Not a Concert
Today is a new day and it’s the day after the initial lineup for Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2013 was announced and it’s time to offer a protip reminder that it’s all about the experience! I’m beyond excited for the diversity of the lineup. Is the rest of the world? Of course not. Just…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #52 Read the Lineup About 500 Times a Minute
Tickets for Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas 2013 sold out before the lineup was released. That’s pretty impressive! All of us who have bought tickets know the reason – it’s all about the experience and not just about the lineup. Anyone who complained about the lack of a lineup anywhere often got replies to not…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #53 Prevent Yourself from Being a Grumpy Pain in the Ass
Do you become a grumpy pain in the ass when you’re tired? How about when you’re hungry? Probably when you’re sketched out? If you know you become grumpy to those things or anything else make sure to prevent yourself from becoming that way! SLEEP! ProTip #64 was to not be afraid to sleep. You know…
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EDC Vegas ProTip #54 Read the Guidelines to Know What’s Prohibited
This list is long and makes it sound like the only thing you’re allowed to bring through the gates is yourself and clothes and nothing else. Will a lot of these things make it past security? Of course. The ProTip is to be familiar with the list and know that if you try and get…