The Insane Festival is back in Apt for its 8th edition with more than 70 artists performing on three stages since Wednesday.
For this long weekend in May and its two public holidays, festival-goers came from all over the southeast, but also from much further afield — Bordeaux, Alsace and even Germany — to experience four days of celebration and intense music. It is a real small town which was built near the Apt body of water with its secure road access, its unavoidable lot of blocked roads and diversions managed by security agents well upstream, and its designated parking lots. at the rubalise where volunteers guide the public efficiently. To enter the festival grounds, it’s a little more complicated, Vigipirate obliges, the searches to access the bivouac generated up to 4 hours of waiting in full sun for the festival-goers who arrived early Wednesday afternoon. noon. However, there was no problem for “day” access.
Once inside the enclosure, security has been considerably reinforced with the establishment of “Safe zones” and a dedicated smartphone application for witnesses or victims of a possible attack. We will also note a new initiative with the “Bot cup” which combines a cup, a flask and which secures the drink with a cap. It should also be noted that all payments are made with the “Cashless” application and its RFID chip integrated into the bracelet that each participant wears on their wrist.
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