Whether that includes losing themselves in the lyrics, assembling the squad to sing their hearts out, jamming to artists we’ve all loved for years or discovering a new favorite band - Breakaway has something for everyone. We’re called Breakaway because we help our fans escape into a world of pure fun. “In terms of festivals aiming to be zero-waste, it’s a hindrance of that effort.We’re the festival that brings music, art, creativity, and community to your hometown. “My huge point of contention is the wastefulness,” Meyer told The Federalist. Meyer, like many others, is an ardent conservationist worried about society’s over-consumption of plastic. Meyer said that in addition to the safety concerns, the festival’s incentive to purchase plastic bottles of water is a problem of environmental sustainability. “People aren’t going to drink water, probably, is what’s going to happen,” Schwallier said.Īndy Meyer is a 24-year-old from Columbus, Ohio who has been attending music festivals for three to four years now. Attendees often receive the tickets as gifts from friends or family. Schwallier and Denmeade said they planned to buy bottled water inside the event. Schwallier noted that while some might chastise those willing to pay $60 for a festival ticket but not a few extra dollars for what will likely be overpriced water inside the event, people fail to realize that often festival-goers did not pay for their own tickets. “I’ve seen limitations… but the fact that they’re saying that nothing is allowed is a little ridiculous.”
“This is the first time I’ve seen a no Camelbak or water bottle policy,” Denmeade told The Federalist. “You still need a way to carry your water.”Īlex Denmeade, 28, goes to at least four to six music festivals every year with a group of friends promoting mental health awareness, and Breakaway Ohio will be the group’s 8th in 2019.
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“If they’re giving out free water, I would still find this problematic,” Gomez told The Federalist. The festival declined multiple requests from The Federalist to comment. There will be water refill stations at Breakaway Ohio! Unfortunately due to venue policy, camelbacks are not allowed into the festival.īreakaway was not clear, however, whether it would provide bottles to guests or if guests would be required to first purchase one.
Last month, Breakaway announced that water refill stations would be present at the event, and that the policy prohibiting outside storage devices was the venue’s. “If you’re only selling water, that’s literally forcing someone to make the decision between hydration and financial stability,” Gomez said, noting that such a policy could lead to problems that are legally actionable if things go wrong. Gomez cautioned that in addition to the moral and ethical pitfalls of Breakaway’s water policy this year in prohibiting items that would allow guests to make responsible decisions, the festival is also risking its own money by gambling on patrons purchasing water at the event.
“Dehydration is actually the number one thing that gets people transported out of festivals,” said Mitchell Gomez, the executive director of DanceSafe, a non-profit dedicated to promoting health and safety among electronic music enthusiasts. In 2015, the Canadian province of British Columbia commissioned a study to reduce drug- and alcohol-related harms at such events and found that, at the bare minimum, festivals should provide easy and reliable access to water for concert-goers. Similar guidelines issued by the Drug Policy Alliance, a New York City-based non-profit organization, reported the same conclusion, that festivals should provide adequate water and shade for attendees.Įven taking drugs and alcohol out of the mix, dancing in the hot summer sun all day long can still lead to dehydration.
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