Ultra Music Festival 2015 Bans Selfie Sticks, Backpacks, Glow Sticks, Laser Pointers and More

Ultra Music Festival unveiled their list of items that are being allowed within their gates and those that are now prohibited from entering . Some of the changes may anger fans while others may be welcomed. Among the things at the top of the prohibited list include: non see-through backpacks, camelbacks, though you can bring in the water container to carry around, glow sticks and selfie sticks.

Selfie sticks have increasingly been met with ire by governments, museums and venues around the world as they can be a menace to society by causing individuals to live online instead at the concert, well that was happening anyway, but can also block the view of others or hit fellow attendees if the holder is not careful. Several venues in London have already taken the step to ban them, so it isn't surprising to see Ultra do the same. Any other pole or totem that is popular at US festivals is also banned. Now you can see the stage that you paid for!

As dance music attempts to grapple with the nasty headlines, predatory or not, about drug use and the resulting hospitalizations or even worse, deaths at its events, promoters are taking steps to try and advance their zero tolerance policy by weeding out ways for individuals to sneak drugs into festivals.

See the full list of banned and permitted items on Ultra's website and go and get the remaining tickets there. See the full lineup of acts here.

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