<description>&lt;p data-pm-slice="1 1 []"&gt;This week, Julia is joined by Allegra to investigate the enduring, mythical appeal of the music festival. From medieval carnivals to Woodstock, and Coachella brand trips to FYRE fest, the girlies explore the human desire to build temporary utopias — and how festival outcomes range from communal transcendence and PLUR to corporate-branded slop and FEMA-level weather events. Digressions include Billie Eilish starring in The Bell Jar for some reason, the ouroborous of influencer video essays, and Allegra's parents getting matching plastic surgery on her birthday.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;WE'RE GOING ON TOUR!!!! Find tickets for the Shake Up Your Life Tour at &lt;a href="https://binchtopia.com/tour" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow" data-link-auto= ""&gt;https://binchtopia.com/tour&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SOURCES&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/19-worst-things-about-woodstock-99-176052/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;19 Worst Things About Woodstock '99&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/after-the-astroworld-disaster/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;After the Astroworld Disaster, a Reckoning&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/product/altamont-rolling-stones-hells-angels-and-inside-story-rocks-darkest-day?srsltid=AfmBOorm5p5IU3_HMRaE2w2ziGKw8wVeI2tnh0sxWkNYmLkav86oB_3k" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Altamont : the Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the inside story of rock's darkest day&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://archive.org/details/bakhtinianthough0000dent" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Bakhtinian thought : an introductory reader&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2018/lifestyle/burning-man/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Burning Man: how a festival became a culture&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://djmag.com/features/castlemorton-1992-photographing-illegal-rave-changed-uk-dance-music-forever" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Castlemorton 1992, the rave that triggered the ban&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-39960232" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Castlemorton Common: The rave that changed the law&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/section/63/enacted" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Criminal Justice &amp; Public Order Act 1994, s.63 ("repetitive beats")&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/62246/chapter-abstract/550952609?redirectedFrom=fulltext" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Crowds and Collective Behavior Get access Arrow&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://archive.org/details/dancinginstreets00ehre" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20190405-from-woodstock-to-coachella-the-ultimate-lost-weekends" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;From Woodstock to Coachella: The ultimate music festivals&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.netflix.com/title/81035279" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/half-million-strong" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Half a Million Strong: Crowds and Power from Woodstock to Coachella by Gina Arnold&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/impact-riots-crowd-safety" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Impact: From riots to crowd safety&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250620-the-story-of-the-first-ever-glastonbury-festival-in-1970" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;'It was the peak of the flower power era': The story of the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://time.com/collections/woodstock50/5651255/business-of-music-festivals/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;How Music Festivals Became a Massive Business in the 50 Years Since Woodstock&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://jacobin.com/2023/08/juggalos-discrimmination-police-harassment-insane-clown-posse" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Juggalos &amp; the FBI "hybrid gang" label&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/july-13/live-aid-concert" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Live Aid (1985)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://academic.oup.com/book/43126" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Live Music in America: A History from Jenny Lind to Beyoncé&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://timeout.com/chicago/music/lollapaloozas-rise-from-touring-festival-to-chicago-mainstay" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Lollapalooza's rise (Perry Farrell's acid precognition)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.criterion.com/films/720-monterey-pop" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Monterey Pop&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/december-6/the-altamont-festival-brings-the-1960s-to-a-violent-end" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Murder at the Altamont Festival&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://monoskop.org/images/7/70/Bakhtin_Mikhail_Rabelais_and_His_World_1984.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Rabelais and His World&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://monoskop.org/images/9/90/Turner_Victor_The_Ritual_Process_Structure_and_Anti-Structure.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://web.mit.edu/allanmc/www/foucault1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Of Other Spaces&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.billboard.com/music/features/monterey-pop-oral-history-jimi-hendrix-janis-joplin-7809491/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Oral History of Monterey Pop, Where Jimi Torched His Ax &amp; Janis Became a Star: Art Garfunkel, Steve Miller, Lou Adler &amp; More&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/remembering-meredith-hunter-the-fan-killed-at-altamont-630260/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Remembering Meredith Hunter&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.searchlightpictures.com/summerofsoul/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.netflix.com/title/81280924" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Trainwreck: Woodstock '99&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://monoskop.org/images/a/a2/Durkheim_Emile_The_Elementary_Forms_of_Religious_life_1995.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Elementary Forms of Religious Life&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://lamag.com/news/steve-wozniak-us-fest/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Music Festival That Time Forgot: Inside Steve Wozniak's US Fest&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://time.com/3968092/bob-dylan-electric-newport/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Night Bob Dylan Went Electric&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://monoskop.org/images/b/b1/Eliade_Mircea_The_Sacred_and_The_profane_1963.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Sacred and the Profane&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://files.libcom.org/files/The%20Society%20of%20the%20Spectacle%20Annotated%20Edition.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Society of the Spectacle&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://time.com/6074779/questlove-summer-of-soul-interview/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;"This Film Was My Chance to Correct History": Questlove on Summer of Soul and the Oscars&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-popfestival-george-mckay/1120205344" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;The Pop Festival: History, Music, Media, Culture &lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.vice.com/en/article/woodstock-99-was-the-shape-of-toxic-masculinity-to-come/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Woodstock '99 Predicted America's Future&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/woodstock-1999-ends-violence" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Woodstock 1999 Ends in Violence&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://archive.pov.org/wattstax/film-description/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Wattstax (1972), the "Black Woodstock"&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1158876105/wattstax-drew-100-000-people-this-1972-concert-was-about-much-more-than-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Wattstax drew 100,000 people — this 1972 concert was about much more than music&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/01/entertainment/music-festivals-cancellations-pitchfork-cec" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;What's behind the decline of music festivals?&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/without-helicopters-there-wouldnt-have-been-woodstock-180972886/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Without Helicopters, There Wouldn't Have Been a Woodstock&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p data-line-height-align="1.38"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://criterionforum.org/video/woodstock-3-days-of-peace-music-warner-bros-40th-anniversary-ultimate-collectors-edition-blu-ray" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace &amp; Music&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Binchtopia

Julia Hava & Eliza McLamb

Seeking God at the Revolve Tent w/ Allegra Chapman

JUN 17, 202699 MIN
Binchtopia

Seeking God at the Revolve Tent w/ Allegra Chapman

JUN 17, 202699 MIN

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This week, Julia is joined by Allegra to investigate the enduring, mythical appeal of the music festival. From medieval carnivals to Woodstock, and Coachella brand trips to FYRE fest, the girlies explore the human desire to build temporary utopias — and how festival outcomes range from communal transcendence and PLUR to corporate-branded slop and FEMA-level weather events. Digressions include Billie Eilish starring in The Bell Jar for some reason, the ouroborous of influencer video essays, and Allegra's parents getting matching plastic surgery on her birthday. WE'RE GOING ON TOUR!!!! Find tickets for the Shake Up Your Life Tour at https://binchtopia.com/tour This episode was produced by Julia Hava and Kylie Finnigan and edited by Livi Burdette. To support the podcast on Patreon and access 50+ bonus episodes, mediasodes, and more, visit patreon.com/binchtopia and become a patron today. SOURCES 19 Worst Things About Woodstock '99 After the Astroworld Disaster, a Reckoning Altamont : the Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the inside story of rock's darkest day Bakhtinian thought : an introductory reader Burning Man: how a festival became a culture Castlemorton 1992, the rave that triggered the ban Castlemorton Common: The rave that changed the law Criminal Justice & Public Order Act 1994, s.63 ("repetitive beats") Crowds and Collective Behavior Get access Arrow Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy From Woodstock to Coachella: The ultimate music festivals FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened Half a Million Strong: Crowds and Power from Woodstock to Coachella by Gina Arnold Impact: From riots to crowd safety 'It was the peak of the flower power era': The story of the first ever Glastonbury Festival in 1970 How Music Festivals Became a Massive Business in the 50 Years Since Woodstock Juggalos & the FBI "hybrid gang" label Live Aid (1985) Live Music in America: A History from Jenny Lind to Beyoncé Lollapalooza's rise (Perry Farrell's acid precognition) Monterey Pop Murder at the Altamont Festival Rabelais and His World The Ritual Process: Structure and Anti-Structure Of Other Spaces The Oral History of Monterey Pop, Where Jimi Torched His Ax & Janis Became a Star: Art Garfunkel, Steve Miller, Lou Adler & More Remembering Meredith Hunter Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Trainwreck: Woodstock '99 The Elementary Forms of Religious Life The Music Festival That Time Forgot: Inside Steve Wozniak's US Fest The Night Bob Dylan Went Electric The Sacred and the Profane The Society of the Spectacle "This Film Was My Chance to Correct History": Questlove on Summer of Soul and the Oscars The Pop Festival: History, Music, Media, Culture Woodstock '99 Predicted America's Future Woodstock 1999 Ends in Violence Wattstax (1972), the "Black Woodstock" Wattstax drew 100,000 people — this 1972 concert was about much more than music What's behind the decline of music festivals? Without Helicopters, There Wouldn't Have Been a Woodstock Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music