Last festival season seemed to be the year of the selfie stick, with as we reported AJ Maddah and several Aussie venues have jumped on board with events organisers around the world in banning that dreaded “wand of narcissism”.
The reasons for banning the selfie stick are twofold, besides the fact that they’re utterly lame, they can pose a danger if whipped out in the middle of a crowd and can obscure the view of patrons around the selfie-taker.
Thank fully we’ve seen a steady decline in selfie stick use, but what else should be banned from festivals, whether for reasons to do with safety, comfort, or just plain taste? We’ve put together some guidelines and nominations so you don’t look like dick during this festive period.
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