MusicWhat Went DownWhat went down: Dazed Club at Wide Awake festivalThe independent festival returned to South London with Caroline Polachek and ShygirlShareLink copied ✔️June 2, 2023MusicWhat Went DownTextDazed DigitalDazed Club at Wide Awake photographed by Lara Sunier17 Imagesview more + Last weekend in Brockwell Park, Wide Awake Festival was packed with a tonne of Dazed Club members, who’d won tickets (or bought them half-price) to see artists including Caroline Polachek, Shygirl, Oneohtrix Point Never and Tirzah. On top of that, three Dazed Club members worked with our social team over the day, with Jess Fine and Lara Sunier photographing some festival style, and Sinthia Surace interviewing festivalgoers. It seems like classic festival style is not dead – “Things that shouldn’t work, but they do,” was the general gist of the outfits according to Surace, with a lot of sheer looks in evidence (can you get sunburned through a see-through dress? Let us know if you found out). Her highlights were Caroline, Shygirl and CouCou Chloe, who made her “literally feel proud to be a woman” as they “were all so cool and effortlessly radiant”, which is probably the best outcome one could hope for. Actually, maybe Jess Fine had the best time, as she’d like to give a special shout out to the security guard at Joy Orbison’s set who gave her free chicken and chips. “That was dope,” she says. Kindness is real! Aside from that, Jess adds that “seeing the power that music holds over hyping people up and enabling them to escape from reality for a moment” really makes her “realise the importance of music culture and the positive impact it has on people”. The world is healing! Thanks to music! Dazed Club at Wide Awake photographed by Jess Fine11 Imagesview more + Before the festival, Fiona Quadri designed a bespoke Dazed Club x Wide Awake festival poster that you may have seen on our socials, Rosa MacVicar met and interviewed Nuha Ruby Ra ahead of her otherworldly performance, and we sent ten photographers to the Wide Awake pre-parties at the Shacklewell arms at the start of the year. Busy! Join Dazed Club to access our other festival discounts this summer and get your work out into the world. Designed by Fiona QuadriExpand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREAn interview with IC3PEAK, the band Putin couldn’t silenceFrost Children answer the dA-Zed quizThe 5 best features from PinkPantheress’ new remix albumMoses Ideka is making pagan synth-folk from the heart of south LondonBehind-the-scenes at Oklou and FKA twigs’ new video shootBjörk calls for the release of musician ‘kidnapped’ by Israeli authorities‘Her dumbest album yet’: Are Swifties turning on Taylor Swift?IB Kamara on branching out into musicEnter the K-Bass: How SCR revolutionised Korean club culture‘Comic Con meets underground rap’: Photos from Eastern Margins’ day festWho are H.LLS? Get to know London’s anonymous alt-R&B trioTaylor Swift has lost her grip with The Life of a Showgirl