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Electric Daisy Carnival is home to the friendliest festival crowd
A survey of 1,815 regular festival attendees reveals the festival's reputation and biggest faux pas.

When the famous EDC took over the Las Vegas Motor Speedway this May, it saw things like a Pixel Forest and an opening ceremony that featured Bill Nye. Yes, that Bill Nye. It also saw some of the most skin on display in the festival circuit.
That's right: In a recent study from Four Loko, the weekend-long festival was ranked second in amount of skin on display, just behind Electric Zoo but ahead of Electric Forest. There must be something… electric about the environment. Ha.
It also saw some of the most signs in the game, which the 1,815 respondents ranked the second-most annoying thing a person could do at a festival. Out of 10, it scored a 7.0 on the annoying scale.
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Overall, the festival is genuinely well-behaved and is even home to the friendliest crowd in the circuit. It came in just ahead of, again, Electric Zoo and Electric Forest.
If you attended Electric Zoo and still have a few more festivals to attend this season - or are already planning next season - it may be time to review the biggest annoyances and passable behaviors at music venues across the country.
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The single biggest annoyance is urinating outside designated Porta Pottys and bathroom spaces. It's hot, there's a line, we get it, but no one wants to see it or smell it.
The second most annoying behavior, just after peeing outside of Porta Pottys, is an overabundance of signs. Whether you're a die-hard fan, or just along for the ride, festival regulars say signs should be used sparingly so that everyone can enjoy and see the show.
Rounding out the top three festival annoyances is just general bad hygiene. No one smells fresh as a daisy after three days of camping, drinking, and recreating, but festival regulars wished that those around them try to stay as clean and odor-free as possible. Those surveyed gave "smelly bodies" an average 7.0 on a scale of 1 to 10 most annoying habits.
On the flip slide, festival attendees don't seem to mind a handful of behaviors many others may deem irritating. According to the survey, the least offensive behavior witnessed at festivals is others singing along loudly. Respondents gave loud singers a 2.0 out of 10.0 on the annoying scale. The second least annoying thing people can do at a festival is just talk during a set, followed by funny t-shirts of costumes.
Festival-goers are surprisingly tolerant of cultural appropriation when it comes to others' wardrobes. Headdresses and other traditional garb has often been appropriated by millennial and Gen Z women, but according to Four Loko's survey, festival attendees only gave cultural appropriation a 4.7 out of 10 for "annoying" behaviors.
There's still some time before festival season wraps up for 2019 and avid fans start planning their 2020 schedules. But before booking that camper and packing up your gear, now may be the time to make sure you avoid these faux pas and enjoy the shows without disturbing your neighbors.