Music-Festival Dos and Don'ts: Lessons Learned From Lollapalooza (PHOTOS)

I'm a relative rookie when it comes to the big music festivals, and at Lollapalooza last weekend, I learned a lot of lessons the hard way. But I also had an amazing time, and I figured out a few things on my own, adding up to an unforgettable three-day trip to Chicago.

Below, you'll find a collection of pictures I took of my wanderings at the festival using a HTC EVO 4G LTE from Sprint. Along with each photo, there's an accompany Do or Don't, based on what I experienced over the course of the busy, hot, muddy weekend. Hopefully it'll help you enjoy the next festival you go to even more.

Dos and Don'ts at Music Festivals -- Instant Snapshots From Lollapalooza

• Do: Get There Early
• DON'T: Go to the EDM Area Too Early
• DO: Keep an Eye Out for Cameras
• DON'T: Walk a Half Mile for a Set When You're Already Late
• DO: Let the Artists Climb on Things
• DON'T: Do This
• DO: Put Your Hands Up
• DON'T: Underestimate the Sun
• DO: Wear Disposable or Easily Cleaned Footwear
• DON'T: Think About What's in the Mud
• DO: Give in to the Filth
• DO: Try to Make Friends in the Pit
• DON'T: Wait Too Long Before Getting to the Porta Potties
• DO: Watch Behind You for Crowd Surfers
• DO: Mind the Schedule
• DON'T: Plan on a Quick Exit
• Lollapalooza 2012
• Dancin' in the Mud
• L.P.
• The Evacuation Begins
• All Hail Ozzy Osbourne
• Lolla Fans Lost Their Cool
• Dan Auerbach
• Die Anterwood
• Passion Pit
• Haley Reinhart
• The Calm Before the Storm
• Jamers Mercer
• Governor's Ball 2012
• Cage the Elephant
• Cults
• Cults
• Phantogram
• Phantogram
• Built to Spill
• Cage the Elephant
• Devendra Banhart
• Explosions in the Sky
• Fiona Apple
• Fiona Apple
• Fiona Apple
• Fiona Apple
• Modest Mouse
• Modest Mouse
• Bonnaroo 2012 Photos
• EMA
• Danny Brown
• Yelawolf
• Kendrick Lamar
• Alabama Shakes
• Tune-Yards
• Michael Kiwanuka
• Aziz Ansari
• Ludacris
• Bonnaroo 2012
• Bonnaroo 2012
• Bonnaroo 2012
• Feist
• Little Dragon
• Foster the People
• Radiohead
• Radiohead's Thom Yorke
• Radiohead
• Santigold
• Alice Cooper
• The Roots
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Gary Clark Jr.
• Black Lips
• Bon Iver
• The Shins
• Phish

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