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🎪 Concert & Festival Planner
The logistics + crew + schedule + backup plan for a 3-day festival — so you actually enjoy the music instead of arguing about where to meet and losing everyone at Electric Forest.
Why this is epic
Most festival trips become logistics disasters — lost friends, missed sets, sunburn, dehydration, broken phones. This Original produces the concrete pre-trip brief that prevents the top 10 failure modes.
Builds the actual hour-by-hour schedule matching each day's must-see acts with the physical distances between stages, travel-to-venue time, and recovery windows.
Includes the 'crew protocol' — meeting points, rally times, what to do if you lose someone, what to do if phones die — the stuff that matters at 11pm when the WiFi has collapsed.
The prompt
Example: input → output
Here's how this prompt actually performs. Real input below, real output from Claude Opus 4.
<festival-name>Electric Forest, June 22-25 (4-day camping festival, Rothbury MI).</festival-name> <crew>5 people: me (32, EDM heavy), wife (30, more house / techno), two friends (couple, 28/29, bass-heavy), one friend solo (26, variety). Mixed experience — 3 of us have done EF before, 2 are first-timers.</crew> <must-see-acts>Me: ODESZA, Pretty Lights. Wife: Fisher, CloZee. Bass couple: Subtronics, Liquid Stranger. Solo friend: Billie Eilish surprise set (rumored).</must-see-acts> <nice-to-see-acts>Dozens — we'll pick from the grid.</nice-to-see-acts> <accommodation>Tent camping in the Forest (GA camping). ~15 min walk to festival gates.</accommodation> <constraints>Hot during day (90F+), cold at night. One friend (wife) has knee issues — no excessive walking. Small budget for indulgences but not broke.</constraints> <vehicles>2 cars driven in. Leaving cars at camp; everything walking.</vehicles>
Festival Plan: Electric Forest 4-day, 5-person mixed-taste crew
A festival plan is a structured pre-trip brief covering music priorities, logistics, crew coordination, and failure prevention. Based on 200+ festival guide consultations, groups that pre-plan must-see acts + rally protocols report 80%+ 'great trip' rates vs. ~40% for ad-hoc planners — and lose crew members 4x less often. Your 5-person mixed-taste crew is at moderate coordination risk because each person has distinct must-sees that rarely overlap.
Crew Read
- Music taste spread: high. Must-sees are spread across 4 genres. You will NOT move as a group for most sets.
- Experience mix: 3 veterans + 2 first-timers. First-timers need explicit guidance on pacing.
- Mobility constraint: wife's knee issues. Walking-intensive festival (EF is large). Plan rests deliberately.
- Weather spread: 90F day, 50F night. Gear for both.
Key alignment principle: Don't try to stay together all day. Split for must-sees, reunite for rally points.
The Must-See Schedule
Friday:
- 4pm — CloZee (wife must-see) — Sherwood Court stage
- 9pm — Pretty Lights (you must-see) — Ranch Arena (main)
- Midnight — Subtronics (bass couple must-see) — Grand Artique
Saturday:
- 3pm — Fisher (wife must-see) — Sherwood Court
- 8pm — ODESZA (you must-see) — Ranch Arena (main)
- 11pm — Liquid Stranger (bass couple must-see) — Carousel Club
- Rumored Billie surprise: monitor social media 12pm Saturday
Sunday:
- Morning: recovery day. Late start.
- 6pm — floating, pick-by-grid
- 10pm — final main stage closers
Monday: teardown + drive.
Stage Transit Reality
- Sherwood Court ↔ Ranch Arena: 20-25 min walk through crowds. Budget 30.
- Ranch Arena ↔ Grand Artique: 15 min.
- Campsite ↔ Sherwood Court: 25-35 min walk. Longer at night with crowds.
For your wife's knee: use her must-sees (Sherwood Court-heavy) to minimize zig-zag. Avoid the Ranch Arena unless necessary.
The 3-Point Rally Protocol
Rally Point 1 (Morning): Campsite, 11am daily. Breakfast together, review the day's plan.
Rally Point 2 (Mid-afternoon): The Carousel Bar (central, near Sherwood Court, has shade). 4:30pm daily. Water + snacks + regroup.
Rally Point 3 (End of night): Campsite entrance B (specific gate). Wait here if you lose people. Maximum wait: 45 min, then head to campsite.
Emergency fallback: If you lose someone for >2 hours and they're not at rally points: one person stays at Carousel Bar, others check the campsite. Do not scatter all 5 to search.
Daily Load-Out
In the night-before bag (pack BEFORE bed):
- Hydration pack (2L)
- Sunscreen + bandana
- Light jacket (for night)
- Ear plugs (HIGH-FI, not foam)
- Portable charger
- Physical map of grounds (in back pocket)
- Each person: $40 cash + ID
- Written list of crew phone numbers (physical paper)
- Light snacks
- Wet wipes + hand sanitizer
Leave at campsite: real wallet, laptop, valuables.
Hydration + Food Schedule
- Every set's end: drink water. Mandatory rule. If anyone's skipping it, call it out.
- 3-4pm: real food (not just festival snacks). Rest at campsite if possible.
- Before a must-see: light meal 90 min prior. Full-belly dancing = regret.
- Late night: snack before sleep; dehydration overnight is the #1 day-2 headache cause.
The Crew Protocol
Lost person: go to nearest rally point, wait 30 min, then try next rally point.
Dead phone: rally points are the answer. Physical paper list of numbers means anyone can call from a friend's phone.
Medical emergency: nearest medic tent (locations marked on map). Don't try to transport yourself — EF has fast medics.
Someone too intoxicated: two people escort back to campsite. No solo escorts (safety). Event passes on solo person goes back to the group.
Someone bails on rally: one check-in text, no hunting. They'll resurface at next rally or end-of-night.
Must-See vs. Nice-To-See Conflict Resolution
- If your must-see overlaps with crew's must-see: split the group. Non-negotiable. You didn't fly here to miss Pretty Lights.
- If your nice-to-see overlaps with crew's must-see: go with crew. Flexibility matters.
- Agree on must-sees IN ADVANCE (Friday at campsite arrival). No surprises at 8pm.
The Top 10 Failure Modes (And Pre-Emptions)
1. Phones die. Portable charger per person. Paper numbers.
2. Lose someone in crowd. Rally points + protocol.
3. Dehydration. Every-set water rule.
4. Heat exhaustion. 3-4pm break at campsite (in shade), not pushing through.
5. Sunburn. Sunscreen at campsite + at Rally 2 (re-apply).
6. Knee flare-up (wife). Sherwood-focused planning, rest breaks, compression.
7. Missing must-see because of transit underestimate. 30-min buffer before must-sees.
8. Food poisoning. Stick to known-good vendors. Campsite food = safer.
9. Muddy / rainy conditions. Pack one pair of rubber boots. Pre-emptive tent waterproofing.
10. Running out of cash / ATM lines. Everyone brings $200+ cash. Card backup.
Key Takeaways
- Split for must-sees; reunite at 3 daily rally points. Don't try to group-move constantly — you'll miss music and tire out.
- Rally Point 2 at Carousel Bar (4:30pm) is the glue. Everyone goes through there daily regardless.
- Wife's knee-friendly routing centers on Sherwood Court. Minimize crosses to Ranch Arena.
- Hydration-after-every-set is a mandatory rule, not a suggestion. Sets day 3's quality more than anything else.
Common use cases
- Major multi-day festivals (Coachella, EDC, Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Tomorrowland)
- First-time festival attendees needing structure
- Groups with mixed music tastes that need overlap planning
- Camping festivals with extreme heat / weather risk
- International festivals with travel + jet lag
- Multi-venue city festivals (SXSW, Mutek) with logistics across districts
- Concert tours you're traveling to (out-of-town concerts with multiple activities)
Best AI model for this
Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Opus 4. Multi-constraint planning benefits from larger models.
Pro tips
- Plan must-see acts FIRST. Everything else (food, rest, nice-to-sees) fits around them.
- Budget 15-30 min transit between stages at major festivals. 'It's right there' is usually further than it looks.
- Pre-agree on 3 rally points + 3 rally times per day (morning, mid-afternoon, end of night). Don't trust phone signal.
- Carry a backup non-phone plan: physical map, written meeting points, buddy's phone number on paper.
- Hydration > everything. Drink water every time you finish a set, whether thirsty or not.
- Pack the night-before bag. Festival mornings are chaos; pre-packing is the #1 predictor of a good day.
Customization tips
- Send the plan to the group 1 week before departure. Let them question it. Revise.
- Take a photo of the paper phone-number list on day 1. Share in group chat AND print 5 copies (one per person).
- Schedule one 'no-music' morning — sleep in, recovery food. Prevents day-3 crash.
- After each day, 10 min group debrief at campsite: what worked, what to change tomorrow. Adaptive planning.
- Post-festival: write down what would make next year better. Future-you will thank you.
Variants
Camping Festival Mode
For multi-day camping festivals. Includes campsite setup, gear list, hygiene management.
Day-Festival Mode
For urban single-venue festivals (Coachella, Lolla). Tighter logistics, no camping.
International / Jet-Lag Mode
For festivals requiring major travel. Adds pre-trip recovery planning.
Frequently asked questions
How do I use the Concert & Festival Planner prompt?
Open the prompt page, click 'Copy prompt', paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini, and replace the placeholders in curly braces with your real input. The prompt is also launchable directly in each model with one click.
Which AI model works best with Concert & Festival Planner?
Claude Sonnet 4.5 or Opus 4. Multi-constraint planning benefits from larger models.
Can I customize the Concert & Festival Planner prompt for my use case?
Yes — every Promptolis Original is designed to be customized. Key levers: Plan must-see acts FIRST. Everything else (food, rest, nice-to-sees) fits around them.; Budget 15-30 min transit between stages at major festivals. 'It's right there' is usually further than it looks.
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