The Difference Between Attending a Festival Sober vs. Lit

Confetti; the precursor to “it’s about to get weird” or the signal that it just did? Photo: Jacob Mulka
A good festival is a good festival no matter what condition your condition is in, but we still thought it would be fun to follow only people keeping it completely clean for half of Mo Pop Festival, and then those who were just to’ up from the flo’ up for the other half. From Lit Lennon (LL) to Sober Sloane (SS) we just had to document them in all their glory.

… to match wits and how lit the boys were in the Brockhampton crew (…and we’re not rappers). Photo: Trevor Dernai

LL: This flower girl’s favorite flower made her think her second favorite flower could summon Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers…. Photo: Jacob Mulka

….which it just might have (it is a medicinal state but that also is Joe Hertler and the Rainbow Seekers.) Photo: Jacob Mulka

LL: This dude might’ve been “playing” a game appropriately named APB for 20 minutes in the beercade, but the machine needed coins the entire time…

LL: This guy was so confused as to why he couldn’t order a sandwich from wacky wavy inflatable arm flailing tube man….

…then he was spotted in the crowd smiling and smashing a sammie during Billie Eilish. Photo: Trevor Dernai

LL: The National on their own were lit enough by the end of the set. Pretty sure “I Need My Girl” ended up sounding like “I Bleed Dry Squirrels”. Photo: Jacob Mulka

SS: There was no huffing of paint by the artists creating the murals for a charity program put on by InkAddict…

SS: For a summer festival hydration was key when it came to the lit crowd, hence why beer was the substance of choice… wait… (Photo: Jacob Mulka)

LL:…well regardless, some fool left a perfectly good beer on top of this port-a-potty (don’t ask how we know it was still perfectly good).

LL: Honestly, whether lit or sober, matches can be made a festival full of love good vibes. We’re pretty sure empty cup dancer…
Oh and a lot of the other fun we didn’t have any quips for but anyone sober or lit could, and did, enjoy!