Since attending Reading Festival back in 2000, complete with pre-cynical-reform Rage Against the Machine and controversial Daphne and Celeste 'incident', I have been a full festival convert, having attended my fair share over the past 9 years.
As I have got older, the idea of camping and spending over £100 on a ticket has nearly put me off, but never quite prevented me from donning wellies and de-camping to remote locations sporadically throughout the summer.
For those of you who didn't have the pleasure of being won over by Mr De La Rocha during your tween years, and couldn't imagine swapping your Loubs for a pair of Hunters, let alone wearing something practical by Berghaus, but still want to indulge in on off-piste muso weekend, I may just have the solution.
Offset, which sprung onto the festival scene last year, boasts a selection of great bands, including The Horrors, Jesus and Mary Chain and The Slits in this years line up, and takes place in Hainault Forest, just a 30 minute tube ride of of London.
Yep, that's Hainault of 'via Bank' Central Line fame, allowing you to wash your non-trench-foot afflicted feet with cider, watch some brilliant bands, and then toddle on home without contending with a tent, a chemical toilet, or some dick-head shouting bollocks at 3am.
Of course, camping is still available for purists, but that sleeping bag won't feel nearly as damp knowing you can get a taxi home should you fancy it. Remember what Jarvis Cocker sang about roaches climbing the walls? You see what I'm saying.
Alongside musical fayre, Offset features a vintage market, with authentic pieces dating back as far as the 1920's, as well as a funfair boasting a ferris-wheel, helter-skelter and swing-boats.
Tickets are priced a mere £55 and are available from the Offset website.