Watch Pitchfork Festival From Your Home, Plus Tips From WOW On Festival-Going

For those of you not lucky enough to get tickets to this weekend's Pitchfork Festival, they've just announced that you can watch many sets for free online from the Pitchfork Festival Live Stream. Right now there is some archival footage from the last two years up.

If you are braving the heat and the crowds, take it easy so you don't get overtired or heatstroke. Some tips from personal experience:

• There's not a lot of shade at the park, so load up on sunblock and reapply regularly. No one likes a lobster, unless its on your dinner plate. Of all the sunblocks I've tried, this one is my all time favorite - non-greasy, long-lasting, no weird scents.
  
  
• Drink water. Drink water. Drink water. Alternate one beer, one water. We're serious about this folks. Don't be the guy who passes out and whose friends have to take them to the emergency room and miss the festival.
  
  
• Wear earplugs. No doubt there will be plenty of folks at the festival selling or giving away cheapie ones, but for future reference check out Chicago woman-owned business Ear Love, who sell inexpensive yet high quality reusable earplugs. I've been wearing them for years.
  
  
• Take a break from the music and sunshine occasionally by walking around the vendors booths. Our top picks - the Chicago Independent Radio Project's Record Fair, DEPART-ment's collection of handmade crafts, and the Flatstock poster show.
  

See you at the festival!