Tinder adds new Festival Mode feature for those looking to match up at music festivals

Looking to meet new people at music festivals? Tinder is launching a new Festival Mode feature that will be available for 12 festivals in both the US and the UK. This will let you add a badge to their profile to let them know what festivals they’ll be going to and you can select users from the Festival Mode card. It covers festivals like Governors Ball, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, EDC Las Vegas, and Lovebox. This festival option will go live three weeks before the event, so those potential matches can talk and decide if they want to meet up. It’ll be available for users all over the world who plan to attend, so it doesn’t matter if you aren’t near the area where the festival is happening.

According to Tinder, they noticed that Tinder downloads increased during festivals. They cited Bonnaroo last year which had an app activity increase of up to 300 times the norm, so they want to bank on this. For certain festivals, you can expect to see Tinder there as well with a booth for photo ops and even chance to win VIP upgrades and merch.

Source: The Verge

The friendship bracelet gets an update with Facebook

Lollapalooza isn’t the only one bringing tech into its music festival. Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival is turning its festival wristband into a modern day equivalent to a Facebook friendship bracelet. Festival goers will receive the wristband in the mail and will be invited to register online and link their Facebook accounts. This will let them make connections with people they meet at Tomorrowland. They can make connections by simply pressing a heart button on the wristband at the same time. Those connections will be included in an email that will let them pick who they want to add or not.

Source: The Verge

Lollapalooza to offer cashless wristbands for attendees

If you’ll be making your way to the U.S. music festival Lollapalooza this year, it might be easier to purchase merchandise without carrying cash with you. The festival will be offering cashless wristbands to let you pay for festival goods, food, and drinks. This means you don’t have to carry around your cards with you to the concert grounds. It isn’t just convenient but it also gives you a bit of peace of mind.

The wristband comes with an RFID chip that is linked to your debit or credit card. It also needs a PIN number to work so you don’t have to worry about someone swiping your wristband to go on a festival shopping spree. But those who don’t want to try this method can still use cash and credit cards at the festival.

Source: Ubergizmo

Coachella livestreams festival on YouTube, adds Hangouts video chat with artists

Fan of the acts appearing at this year’s Coachella festival but can’t be there in person? Google and T-Mobile are livestreaming the event on YouTube right now. And if you’re online at the right time and are on Hangouts, you might even get to chat with artists like Zedd and Chvrches. You can check out the livestream link here. Enjoy the music without the hassle of being cramped up against the hipsters, er, other people.

Source: Engadget