Roots N Blues N BBQ will bring back their cashless payment system for this year’s festival. The festival will utilize radio frequency identification wristbands, which combine both the ticket into the festival as well as a digital wallet throughout the weekend. This system will merge these festival necessities to one spot on your wrist. The only type of payment accepted at Roots N Blues N BBQ is through the RFID wristband, as vendors do not accept cash, credit, or debit cards. This greatly reduces both stress and inconvenience of navigating festivals.
RFID wristbands use radio waves to transfer information between devices. The RFID systems are made up of a tag or chip and a reading device. The most common RFID wristbands can usually only hold up to 4 kilobytes of information, just enough to hold your name, address, and payment information. The cashless payment system was first introduced at the annual Sziget festival in Hungary and has been spreading to many other festivals across the globe including big names such as Lollapalooza, Coachella, and Bonnaroo.
Here are four reasons you should be excited about the cashless system at Roots N Blues N BBQ:
####1. Quicker lines####
There’s no more waiting for the person in front of you to count out their change or fumble through their pockets at each food or drink vendor. Lines will be significantly quicker as payment only takes seconds to simply double tap the reader with the chip located inside the wristband.
####2. Easier entrance####
Stressing about how to use e-tickets and their various apps or figuring out how to print paper tickets and not lose them before getting in the gates is now a thing of the past. The wristbands are secured on your wrist so they can’t fall off and must be kept on throughout the entire weekend to be able to reenter.
####3. Budget better####
Roots N Blues N BBQ uses the top-up system, which allows you to add however much money you want to your wristband. Guests can add more money online with their credit or debit card or use one of the five Top-up stations located throughout the park at any time throughout the event.
####4. More secure####
RFID wristbands also eliminate the fear of losing money, wallets, or purses. Because all the vendors in the festival use the cashless system, there is no need to bring debit cards or cash that can easily be lost while dancing around to the great tunes.
It’s no secret that cashless payment systems make an easier and quicker payment process for both festival goers and the vendors. There’s no more worrying about keeping track of valuables or trying to find your money at the festival. Going cashless allows festival goers to spend more time enjoying why they came to the festival – the unique music, art, people and food of Roots N Blues.
_Edited by Siena DeBolt | sdebolt@themaneater.com_