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Festival Fashion Police

We've had a crush on The Teenagers ever since they first sent us a MySpace friend request back in 2006. They're fun and they make silly, catchy dance music songs about girls, parties and about being a teen-even though they're 25. They still manage to...

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We’ve had a crush on The Teenagers ever since they first sent us a MySpace friend request back in 2006. They’re fun and they make silly, catchy dance music songs about girls, parties and about being a teen—even though they’re 25. They still manage to get music nerd credibility and good reviews. Do you know how? It’s that cute French accent.

Since they’re our buddies we like to find goofy excuses to hang out whenever they stop by Stockholm or Copenhagen. With them being a band and us being a magazine, we usually use their press hours to eat free snacks, drink sodas and catch up, under the pretences of making an interview for our festival guide.

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Vice: Did you have fun yesterday?

Dorian:

When you guys went home I went to Spy bar. There were like seven people there. NO ONE.

That place usually gets crammed in 15 minutes when all the other bars close and everyone’s on drugs.

Dorian:

I thought no one took drugs in Sweden?

Do you take drugs?

Dorian:

No. Of course not. Is this the interview?

No, the interview is about how to look good at festivals. Is it possible?

Quentin:

If you have a backstage pass it is. If you’re performing it is. If you don’t, then good luck.

Have you ever been to a festival without a backstage pass?

Dorian:

Ha ha, when we were 14, yes. But only to a small French festival. We never went to the camping area, we didn’t even sleep in a tent.

Quentin:

We’re called The Teenagers, not The Roots, OK?

Would you rather be with someone super hot, that hasn’t showered for three days or someone clean but average looking?

Dorian:

Good question. Actually, if it’s at a festival, who cares if people are dirty. I’d go for the hot one for sure.

Quentin:

I’d be afraid of the smelly bits. Three days without a shower is a long time.

What does a person need to bring to a festival?

Quentin:

Camera, sneakers and sunglasses.

Sunglasses are tricky. You can really go wrong.

Quentin:

No, I can’t go wrong. But people in general need to think about the shape of their face before they pick out sunglasses though. Just because it suits Mariah Carey doesn’t mean that it’s going to suit you.

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Dorian:

Mariah Carey is a bad example. Nobody wants to look like her. She’s very bloated. She looks like a grandmother on acid.

What should you never wear at a festival?

Dorian:

I think it’s ridiculous when people wear high heels at festivals. I went to see some concerts with a friend at a festival where we were playing last year. She was wearing high heels in the mud! Then she went to the front row when Franz Ferdinand played and she broke her heel and she was SO angry, ha ha. Like, “I hate these damn kids at festivals” and I was like “Come on, they’re 16 and having fun.” So don’t wear high heels! Wear old sneakers.

Would you consider getting laid in a tent?

Quentin:

Since I’ve only been in a tent once, and it was tiny, I don’t think I’ll have sex in a tent ever. But you never know.

Is there a better spot?

Dorian:

Anywhere far away from the toilets.

Quentin:

After the gig, behind the stage. You can always sneak people in. You just have to look confident, and say that you play in the band.

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The Teenagers will be playing at Hove in Norway and Accelerator in Sweden this summer.