Boat Shoes and Bloody Marys: Your festival survival manual

Boat Shoes and Bloody Marys: Your festival survival manual

Author: The Telegraph August 6, 2026 Duration: 42:13

Whack out your wellies: In today’s Poshcast Cleo and Sophia delve into the muddy topic of festivals.


From wet-wipe-filled endurance tests to carefully curated weekends of glamping and glitter, we’re debating whether festivals can ever truly be ‘posh.’


Sophia and Cleo share their ever so slightly tongue-in-cheek survival tips, such as packing cashmere socks and wine deliveries, the perils of the Portaloo and the importance of steering clear of mystery pad thai and spontaneous piercings. 


Plus they answer a burning listener question: should you ever approach a celebrity for a selfie on holiday, or is the classy option to leave them to their sun lounger?


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Send your questions to theposhcast@telegraph.co.uk


Video Producer: Carla Mercer

Social Editor: Ruby Borg

Executive Producer: Louisa Wells


Highlights:




  • The Poshcast guide to festivals
  • Boat shoes and Bloody Marys all round!


Chapters:


00:00 Welcome to The Poshcast

04:19 Remote Control Nicknames

08:50 Wilderness aka ‘Poshstock’ Highlights

11:59 Latitude Dust and Cool Families

13:15 Posh Festival Survival Tips

19:30 The Perils of Portaloos

20:49 Glyndebourne Picnic Opera

22:15 Festival Piercing Horror

23:57 Family Piercing Rules

26:41 Gap Year Tattoo Regret

32:21 Boarding School Piercing Craze

33:21 Celebrity Selfie Etiquette

41:13 Final Take


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