Wakestock first in UK to go festival-wide with ‘cashless’ microchip wristbands

Wakestock festival, held last weekend (July 6-8) in North Wales, was the first UK festival to premiere the use of wristbands fitted with microchips across its entire event, with 15,000 revellers donning the product. The technology encompasses a radio frequency identification (RFID) microchip, much like that of London’s Oyster Cards, which allows wearers to pre-load the chips with money to pay for food and drink and scan in and out of festival areas. They can also be cancelled if lost.