What if I constantly have to pee?

I always have a pack of Travel John disposable urinals at roo. Basically they have a powder or something that turns your pee to gel so then you can just throw it away in a garbage can.

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I'm a dude but it says they work for women, maybe some other women can chime in with more constructive advice.

I'm not much of a rail guy but when I was on the rail for Phish a few years ago they came in handy. I also used one in traffic last year, a real life saver. But generally I just use them in a real lazy fashion, like I'm wandering in the What field and don't feel like walking to a porto, so I just whip out a Travel John and pee away.

Please don't pour your piss on the ground where people stand/sit while watching shows. I don't need that on my feet. If you're going to do this bring a water bottle with a top and dump it out elsewhere.

I normally have a tiny bladder, but for some reason at shows or festivals that seems to go away. it must be a subconscious thing I've got goin' on.

but also. kegel exercises, gurl. seriously.

And for the record, peeing on the ground just wherever without any regard to people being around, would never be an option. That'd be a major vibe kill. I like to live by the "do unto others as you'd have done to you" motto...and I wouldn't like piss to splatter on me, quite frankly.

What you don't know won't hurt you! Obviously this isn't something you do during every show, but if you find yourself between a rock and hard place and have no other choice? I'm sorry but if I've waited 5 hours to see someone, and for whatever reason I have to pee, real bad, during that show, I'm finding a way to make myself comfortable. Instead of leave, miss the show and or not be able to get back to where I am, that option works way better. And FYI the times I've done this, I pour it where I stand, I don't care.

Edit: During Paul McCartneys 3 hour joy ride he took us on in 2013 we used Nalgenes with screw tops, should probably just invest in one of those designated for pee!

Not defending your actions but I agree there are way worse things in the world than pee.

Like poo for instance. For example, if I'm ever way up front during a show and really have to poo, I just poo right into my hand and immediately throw it towards the back, well away from anyone near me. That way no one in my immediate vicinity is hurt by my actions.

You are now #1 on my list of worst people in the world for the month of February. 

During that 5 hour wait there surely must have been a time that music wasn't playing and you could have left to run to a bathroom and come back to your spot. Even if you were alone with no "friends" you could likely say to a few folks around your spot "Hey, if I run to the bathroom will you guys hold my spot"

Even so.....if you gotta go in a cup don't just pour it out on the ground at your feet. Respect others' space. You can run and dump it out in a garbage can or something else and then get back to your spot.


I get it if you're watching a 3-hour set and halfway through your bladder starts to buckle but if you're waiting for 5 hours then there's certainly a moment in those 5 hours where you can relieve yourself without dumping it on people's feet.

The goal is to plan it out a bit better ahead of time. Don't wait until there's a huge crowd of people around. Try and empty your bladder inbetween sets or while nothing is going on (but close enough to the show time that it'll help when the music actually starts).

You'll obviously have some moments where you're at a show and you feel the urge to run to the bathroom but if you play it smart and don't wait until you absolutely have to go then things go much more smoothly. Don't let it get to 5 minutes before the show is about to begin when you think "Oh, I should probably go pee".

I've waited for many sets for many hours in the past and never really had an issue with it.

During Pretty Lights I was standing in a semi-crowded area (but definitely not shoulder to shoulder) and I start to feel some splashing on the back of my leg. I turn around to find a kid pissing on the ground right behind me. My only reaction was to push him away as to stop the pee currently splashing my feet. The push caused him to trip over his own leg and he fell to the ground. This however did not stop his flow and it began shower back down on him like a fountain. He was too zonked to care or stop it.

His girlfriend is now attempting to pick him up or at least roll him over to shut off the fountain and his other friend walked away. She seems to think I want to fight him and starts apologizing to me which at these point I just want the piss to stop.

By the end of this ordeal I am now carrying this pissed soak raver out of the crowd to a nice piece of grass for him to gather himself and pull his pants up from his ankles which was a hole other adventure i didn't want to be a part of.

I actually ended up feeling bad for pushing him. Not bad for him more that I let myself get angry while on the farm.

This is one of the most hilariously unfortunate situations I've ever read. I'm sorry you had to endure that. I had a girl next to me when we were on the rail for Disclosure waiting for Die Antwoord just take a squat and piss right on the ground. 

Not usually. Just when you're standing next to seeduckswim at a 3+ hour set

Yeah I left a lot of parts of this in my head and didn't type them because I just assume it's common sense under the circumstances. Let me clarify, essentially I read the post as "what do I do if I have to pee in the middle of a show I have waited for".

Peeing while waiting for an artist to come on (where you are waiting) is beyond lazy. We waited for Elton literally all day last year (girlfriend was there only for Elton), about 10 hours, and got up to go to the portos to pee multiple times. Why someone wouldn't leave to pee under those circumstances doesn't make sense to me, so I wasn't even thinking about that.

The first time I ever experienced having to pee so bad I couldn't understand was during Paul McCartney. I'm pretty sure I blacked out during 30 minutes of the show trying to figure out how to not let my bladder explode. We peed in the Nalgene's and did not pour out. 

I would never try this in a tent, because those are packed and if i remember the front (only been up that close once and was hammered) is mostly dirt, so that is repulsive. Again, common sense I would never try it in a tent. 

When I said pour it out away from you, I was referring to a space that didn't have someone close as to not get it by their feet, thats not very nice. If there is no such space, I'll pour it where I'm standing.

Albeit, still gross, but like I said above, if it comes down to me enjoying a show I've waited for and thats my only option, I'm finding a way to pee, whether its to everyones delight or not. <- Longest run on sentence complete.

I've also done this a total of three times in my life. Once during Head and the Heart, once during Eminem, and once during Paul.

I'll bring pee bags from walgreens for everyone!