In front of the festival’s two largest stages, Orange Stage and Arena, special audience enclosures are set up – also known as pits. Being in the pit during a concert can be an intense and physical experience. We ask that you only stay in the pit if you feel safe there.
Entrances are located at either side of the pit. When the area has been emptied and cleaned from the previous concert, a gate is opened through which people can pass to wait for the next concert.
Special information for the pit system at Orange Stage
The two areas in the back of the pit are open, so you can move in and out throughout the concert. The area is open all day and has a capacity of 10,000 people. Camping chairs are not allowed.
The front part of the pit is one big area, which has a capacity of up to 4,700 people. To get access to the area, you need to wear a special wristband.
Wristbands are handed out for the following concerts:
Wednesday 1 July: Pil, Wolf Alice, The Cure
Thursday 2 July: Little Simz, Gorillaz, Tobias Rahim
Friday 3 July: Addison Rae, Jennie, Aphaca
Saturday 4 July: Clipse, Lily Allen, Zara Larsson
Getting a wristband for the front pit
If you want to experience a concert from the front pit at the Orange Stage, you need to collect a pit wristband at a distribution point on the day of the concert.
The distribution points are located at Gate 8 and Gate 19. They open daily at 10.00-12.00 from Wednesday 1 July to Saturday 4 July. Any surplus pit wristbands can then be collected at the entrances to the pit system.
There will also be a limited number of pit wristbands available through the Orange Orbit app. If you have gotten your hands on one of the pit wristbands offered through Orange Orbit, you must pick up the wristband at the merchandise booth at 8th Street on the day of the concert (on Wednesday the wristband can be picked up until 17:00, on Thursday-Saturday it can be picked up until 15:00).
A wristband grants access to the front pit for a specific concert from when the gates open. This allows you to spend the day attending other concerts or fulfilling your duties and simply arrive closer to the concert start time instead of waiting in line.
Please note that this year we will be handing out pit wristbands corresponding to the maximum capacity. Therefore, there will be no access to the pit without a pit wristband. Any excess pit wristbands will be handed out from the entrances to the pit system – ask the Safety hosts.