Welcome back to Rave Culture Cast! In this week's episode, we're juggling a few topics to kick off summer festival season 🥳 My friend Grant Rogers, a freelancer in festival operations, joins me to chat summer festival prep, tips for attending shows at the Gorge, juggling multiple festival trips in a year, and his thoughts on his first Lightning in a Bottle experience!
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TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Intro1:00 Loop Earplugs ad2:40 Podcast updates4:21 Track of the week5:17 Grant Rogers intro11:11 Getting a job in the festival industry15:00 Personal growth in the rave scene18:30 The LGBTQ rave community23:05 Lightning in a Bottle review29:50 How to juggle multiple festivals a year32:17 How to prepare for summer festivals36:02 Tips for the Gorge43:17 Common festival mistakes50:33 Grant's summer festival lineup

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