Wireless Festival will be returning to London's Finsbury Park this weekend, with the likes of Playboi Carti, D-Block Europe, Travis Scott and 50 Cent performing to thousands of fans. As there are now only days away until the big three day-long event, many attendees will be thinking about what to bring with them - especially since temperatures are forecast to rise close to 30C on Saturday (July 8).
However, festival-goers need to bare in mind that there are some things they aren't allowed to pack with them. Some are obvious, like fireworks and smoke bombs, but others are less expected, such as bottled water, cool bags and aerosol deodorant.
As well as a list of banned items, which you can scan through below, the festival has released a list of things to remember to keep with you. These include: tickets, credit card (Wireless 2023 is going cashless), weather-suitable clothing, ID if you look under 25 and empty reusable plastic bottles.
Attendees are no longer permitted to bring soft drinks or water into the festival. But empty plastic bottles up to 500ml in size to use at the refill points inside the festival are allowed - these have to be plastic, not metal however.
It is also worth noting that the event is big bag free, so fans can only bring bags smaller than a piece of A4 paper. As for banned items, have a thorough read of the list below because it could impact your ability to enter Finsbury Park for the 2023 Wireless Festival.
Banned items from Wireless Festival
- Aerosols over 250ml
- Air Horns / megaphones
- Alcohol
- All gas canisters of any size (including nitrous oxide)
- Animals (other than registered hearing dogs or guide dogs)
- Any goods for unauthorised trading with unauthorised logos
- Anything that could reasonably be considered for use as a weapon including oversized lighters or any item which may cause danger, offence or disruption to any other person
- Audio recorders
- Bags larger than A4 size
- Balloons
- Blowtorches
- Cameras, film or video equipment. Lenses must be less than 6 inches. **Please note, professional cameras and video / audio equipment are strictly prohibited.
- Cans
- Catapults
- Chairs / stools / inflatable loungers / floor seating / shooting sticks
- Chinese / sky lanterns / paper lanterns
- Clothing/garments/items which promote cultural appropriation
- Cooking apparatus / cutlery
- Cool bags/boxes (large)
- Disposable vapes – Do not bring single-use disposable vapes. They pollute the environment and incorrect disposal of these can be hazardous at waste centres.
- Drinks of any size (sealed or unsealed)
- Drones and other flying devices
- Excessive amounts of food (i.e. more than for personal consumption)
- Face covering(s) or balaclavas
- Fireworks/pyrotechnics, flares/distress flares
- Flags with poles
- Food (small amounts for personal consumption permitted)
- Gazebos and parasols
- Gas cylinders/canisters
- Glass bottles, jars, containers (including glass makeup and perfume bottles)
- Liquids, gels or lotions (over 100ml)
- Illegal Substances (drugs) and legal highs, herbal highs, new psychoactive substances and unidentifiable substances – including Nitrous Oxide
- Laser pens
- Megaphones
- Metal drinking bottles
- Nitrous oxide and any items associated with the taking of NPS and NOS (including but not limited to balloons, whipped cream dispensers, water crackers / CO2 dispensers)
- Penknives
- Perfume and make up (over 100ml)
- Portable laser equipment and pens
- Professional cameras including professional camera equipment (e.g., camera stand, lenses, and selfie sticks)
- Selfie sticks
- Skateboards and rollerblades, hover-boards, scooters, bicycles, and other personal motorized and non-motorized vehicles
- Sound systems (including personal speakers)
- Spray cans
- Umbrellas **small/folding umbrellas are permitted**
- Unauthorised professional film or video equipment, radios or walkie talkies
- Unauthorized solicitation or marketing materials (e.g., handbills, flyers, stickers)
- Unofficial tabards and reflective/high vis jackets
- Weapons
Items you can bring, but they must comply with the following points:
Empty reusable plastic bottles (up to 500ml) are allowed however coffee cups must be empty (and there are no metal bottles permitted). Medication is allowed (if accompanied by doctors note, prescription or if it is recognisable).
Cigarettes for personal use are allowed. However excessive amounts of cigarettes (such as more than for personal consumption) will be confiscated. Cameras, film or video equipment. Lenses must be less than 6 inches. Please note, professional cameras and video and audio equipment are strictly prohibited.
