Camp Loner: Meet the people who go to Download Festival on their own
Nestled away in a far flung corner of Download there’s a large black banner that reads ‘Camp Loner’. Under the banner is a campsite dedicated to those that rock up to the festival on their own; people whose mates aren’t into objectively the best music on the planet, their pals weren’t organised enough to come, or maybe just people who want to make a bunch of new friends. Camp Loner welcomes anyone of any subculture or creed, with groups of friends ever expanding to the point that they form some of the most raucous circles of camping chairs in the whole site. We went to Camp Loner to find out what’s so great about going to a festival on your own, then caught up with our four new friends once the dust has settled to see if they’d do it again… Andy Crookes,...
