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 3 July: Lamin, Doja Cat, Jungle
Thursday 4 July: Ice Spice, 21 Savage, Skrillex
Friday 5 July: Sexyy Red, Foo Fighters, Gilli
Saturday 6 July: PJ Harvey, SZA
Getting a wristband for the front pit
If you want to watch a concert from the front pit at the Orange Stage, you need to collect a wristband at the distribution point by the pit on the day of the concert.
The distribution point opens daily at 9:45 from Wednesday 3 July to Saturday 6 July. If you want to visit the distribution point when it opens, you can enter the area via gate 8 or gate 19 as they open slightly earlier than the other gates. Notice that the wristbands are handed out at gate 8 and gate 19 on Wednesday 3 July.
A wristband grants access to the front pit for a specific concert from when the gates open until 15 minutes before the concert starts. 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.
If you arrive later than 15 minutes before the concert starts, you will be denied entry, so make sure to arrive early.
If the front pit does not fill up before the concert starts, the area will be opened to people without pit wristbands. However, please note that this year it is expected that very few people will gain access this way, as more wristbands are being distributed in the morning.