If you’re lucky enough to have snagged tickets to this year’s Splendour In The Grass festival, or one of those Soundwave Secret Society memberships then congratulations Quickdraw McGraw, you now have another reason to feel superior to the rest of us ticketless shmoes.
Because it turns out music festivals like Splendour and Soundwave, as well as making you one of the bonafide kewl kids, are also actually pretty good for your general levels of physical health and wellbeing.
According to science, as enacted by a tech company called Withings, music festivals are great places to burn kilojoules. In fact, the average punter burns off over a staggering 37,656 kJs, and walks over 24 kilometres, across a standard three-day music event.
As Metro reports, the average festivalgoer will spend up to eight hours dancing per day, burning an average of 1,670-2,930 kJs during each act.
The academic findings likely don’t take into account the accompanying greasy burger binges or beer benders that tend to offset the physical exertion levels at some music festivals, but far be it from us to question good science.
As long as you’re not chowing down on one of your old festival wristbands, we reckon you’re probably winning at health.
Gallery: Soundwave 2015: The Best Of The Fest / Photos: Music Feeds
Gallery: 12 Glastonbury Acts We Can’t Wait To See At Splendour
Soundwave 2015: The Best Of The Fest
02JudasPriestEnmoreTheatre Maria Boyadgis
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02ApocalypticaSoundwave016 Brett Schewitz
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01CrowdSoundwave021 Brett Schewitz
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02SlashFestivalHall001 Tony Proudfoot
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03TonightAliveSoundwave030 Brett Schewitz
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04AllTimeLowSoundWave005 Brett Schewitz
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04FuckedUp02 Bec Reid
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05KillerBeKilled06 Bec Reid
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05TheColorMoraleSoundwaveSydney036 Liam Cameron
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06MarilynMansonSoundwave023 Brett Schewitz
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06MinistrySoundwaveSydney048 Liam Cameron
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06MinistrySoundwaveSydney053 Liam Cameron
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07TheVandals01 Bec Reid
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07ofmiceandmen03 Alesha Martyn
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08AntemasqueSoundwave02 Nic Bezzina
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08SlipknotSoundwave011 Brett Schewitz
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11Exodus07 Bec Reid
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12KillerBeKilledSoundwave01 Nic Bezzina
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13EscapeTheFate04 Bec Reid
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14SteelPantherSoundwave003 Brett Schewitz
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16SoundgardenSoundwave017 Brett Schewitz
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18FaithNoMoreSoundwave004 Brett Schewitz
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Papa Roach Yael Stempler
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Smashing Pumpkins Yael Stempler
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Soundwave 2015 Sydney Yael Stempler
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12 Glastonbury Acts We’re Looking Forward To Seeing At Splendour
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Mark Ronson: Mr Ronson has been Uptown Funkin' it up all over the place, and his Glastonbury 2015 set featuring Tame Impala's Kevin Parker, Grandmaster Flash and Mary J. Blige was full of funky goodness. Can't wait to see how he brings the funk to Splendour.
Everything Everything Glasto
Everything Everything: The British indie outfit are no strangers to Splendour and they already have a handful of sideshows lined up. They used Glastonbury to test out a bunch of tunes from their new album 'Get to Heaven'. It's all looking very positive positive.
Years and Years
Years & Years: The British trio drew such a huge crowd at Glastonbury that some punters were locked out of an overflowing tent stage -- a very good omen for their upcoming Splendour set and sideshows.
Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice: The North London band crowd-surfed in the rain at this year's Glastonbury, proving once again that they know how to ride good festival vibes in any weather.
Palma Violets
Palma Violets: The band played Splendour in 2013, and this time around they're teaming up with fellow Glastonbury 2015 act The Vaccines for some Splendour sideshows. What more could you ask for?
Ryan Adams Glasto
Ryan Adams: The alt-country muso played a lengthy Glastonbury set over the weekend, and closed it with his cover of Oasis' 'Wonderwall'. What's more, his Splendour tour will include a solo Sydney Opera House show and sideshow dates with Jenny Lewis.
Death Cab Glasto
Death Cab For Cutie: Ben Gibbard and co. have now made their Glastonbury debut, but it's been nine years since they played Splendour. The band's Nick Harmer has said to expect "things we haven’t even attempted before, both in old and new songs" this time around.
Catfish Glasto
Catfish And The Bottlemen: The Welsh band soldiered on after the Glastonbury rain played havoc with their gear, with frontman Van McCann performing despite recently suffering from food poisoning. That's true festival dedication right there.
Kevin Parker Glasto
Kevin Parker: The Tame Impala frontman joined Mark Ronson on stage at Glastonbury to perform their collab tracks, 'Daffodils' and 'Summer Breaking'. Parker will be at Splendour 2015 with Tame Impala, but there's a definite chance of another team-up with old mate Ronson.
Circa Waves Glasto
Circa Waves: The Liverpool band played two sets at Glastonbury this year (one was supposed to be secret), proving they've got energy to burn. The group are sure to go all out at Splendour this year, with four sideshows also lined up with The Wombats. And who knows, maybe another not-so-secret set somewhere in-between?
Florence Glasto 2
Florence + The Machine: During their stunning headline set, Florence Welch and her crew honoured Foo Fighters -- the band they replaced on top of the Glasto bill -- by covering their song, 'Times Like These'. Welch didn't break any bones either, so she's looking fit as a fiddle for Splendour 2015.
Azealia Glasto
Azealia Banks: The rapper cancelled her Glastonbury 2015 set after a doctor told her to rest her voice, leaving her feeling "like crap", so hopefully she's at full health when Splendour rolls around. Remember: Even a short Azealia Banks set is better than no Azealia Banks set.