Kristina Argentina

Creamfields - the During!

62 artists, 13 hours, 7 stages - the best planners had the schedule printed, and had highlighted their choices of who they were going to see. The rest of us (ahem) just planned on following along. David, Brett, and Estefania had a similar grouping of artists. Chris and Thorben had the others. I just knew I wanted to see Gui Boratto and David Guetta, so I went with Chris and Thorben. 

Treating me like their little sister, we made a human train and were able to successfully push through everyone. We had been warned that cell phones would not work because of the sheer amount of people there, but miraculously, I was able to find Brett & co. whenever I needed to. We also ran into Tyler and Estanislao randomly, proving that big places are still manageable. 

My run down was:

• Busy P (Arena 1)
• Hernan Cattaneo (Cream Arena)
• Groove Armada (Main Stage)
• Gui Boratto (Cream Arena)
• David Guetta (Main Stage)
• Laidback Luke (Arena 1)
• Above & Beyond (Main Stage)

Each stage had a different vibe. Arena 1 was a bit more of your speed drugged out people, the main was totally packed and thus not that enjoyable, the Cream Arena was more Argentinans, and I’d say more happy ecstasy dancing. These are my observations as someone who has just been to her first electronic festival, doesn’t partake in these types of drugs, and doesn’t know the actual different names for electronic music, so take that for what it was.

What I can tell you - is that after many people telling me that David Guetta is bad live, I can totally agree. He was really full of himself, hyping up the crowd with his popular songs without dropping the beat for minutes, only to cut it completely and stop talking. An absolute buzzkill!

Look at some of the upcoming videos to see for yourself!!

Another buzzkill, was how the arena ran out of water. As you can imagine, there were a lot of people there and it was hot. We also had to buy drink tickets. I tried to pull a NY and demand my money back. But they instead told me I could get soda or speed. So I requested speed, (why not, it was already 2am), and they gave it to me for free. I also requested 4 beers with 3 drink tickets and they gave it to me. No tipping, no hassle. Quite the different experience from an American festival.

They ended up getting more water anyways, so everyone was ok. I also noticed that in general, the vibe was a lot more controlled, and people behaved better. Didn’t hear any ambulance sirens, and didn’t see anyone who looked to be dying. In that sense, it was pretty enjoyable!

The two items I was most happy about having were my running wristband (where I put my tickets and dinero), and my ear plugs. I did not feel like telling my kids, sorry guys, Mommy lost her hearing at an electronic festival.