Katie P has landed what has to be the best job in the world. As Trident Gum’s Perpetual Festival Tour Guide, she is traveling across the globe to 30 festivals in 30 weeks, visiting the biggest and best parties on the planet. Interviewing the stars, revealing to DMC her incredible adventures and having the time of her life. Getting the job was by no means easy. Get this. Our young lady beat 5000 other applicants with George Lamb, Rob Da Bank and Virtual Festivals’ Dan Fahey judging. Katie will round off her marathon tour of planet dance on Christmas Day. But you don’t have to wait until then to rip it up, for every festival Katie will be inviting two people to join her somewhere around the world. Dancing with the stars, getting VIP treatment and going home with a smile on your faces. To win this once in a live time opportunity, nip into your local shop, pick up a pack of Trident Gum and enter the code at www.tridentgum.co.uk. We begin Katie’s story where every festival diary should begin. In The Balearics. Ibiza and then Mallorca where she had it right off.
1. The star struck moment
“Me and some new friends were having dinner on a beach in Ibiza and spotted Mark Ronson hanging out at the bar. It was an opportunity not to e missed, so I went and introduced myself and ended up having a rather lovely discussion about the pros and cons of heavy metal.”
2. The tune
“‘Pon De Floor’ by Major Lazer! Still such an anthem! Danced to it at both Mallorca Rocks and the Ibiza IMS Grand Finale Festival and it sounded huge!”
3. The maddest outfit
“Oh dear – there were some chaps staying at the Mallorca Rocks hotel dressed as cows, head to toe, with ears, tails…and udders.”
4. The act
“I am going to go with Mark Ronson at the Ibiza Grand Finale Festival. Expertly fusing Aretha Franklin with the Jackson Five and Jay Z!”
5. What will you remember most from the country you have just partied in?
“The views. Ibiza is completely stunning and I think that side of it can get overlooked by all the mad-clubbing associations.”
7. What did you lose this time partying?
“My rock and roll self-respect. Danced like a total lunatic to Ronson’s dance set and screamed with joy when he played ‘Tears Of A Clown’.”
8. Your new best friend…
“I met a girl in Ibiza called Jenn from Glasgow who was out at the conference with some friends from her college. We ended up hanging out with the winners and all her mates and all eating pizza till very early in the morning speaking a whole host of different languages.”
9. That ‘I can’t believe I did that’ festival story.’
“Struggled in a portaloo to put leggings on under my skirt as I was getting cold. Pretty gross.”
10. The highlight.
“Watching the sunset across the sea while partying on top of a historic fort was incredible.”
