Read This Revellers will spend over £200 just on food at a multi-day music festival By Steve Richmond Published 1st Jul 2024, 08:53 BST Comment People enjoy the first proper day of Glastonbury Festival as the music gets underway. | Tom Wren / SWNS Revellers will spend more than £200 on food alone at a multi-day music festival, research has revealed. A study of 1,000 adults who have camped at a festival revealed almost four hours will be spent queuing for food during the event, with £42 typically spent every day.
But 51 per cent try to live off snacking rather than main meals, with 78 per cent feeling ripped off by what’s on offer. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. It also emerged 78 per cent have taken their own food with them – but 68 per cent are left feeling envious of delicious treats others are enjoying.
While 62 per cent crave pizza, burgers or fish and chips. The research, from Papa Johns, also revealed 69 per cent of festival-goers have ordered a takeaway after returning home, with pizza (23 per cent) the top choice.