hello Fest friends,
it is my first year attending Fest and i am 19 years old.
long story short, im trying to get drunk when im there.
how tight are the venues when it comes to fake IDs..

Most, if not all of them, will take your id and your Fest wrist band. They do not take kindly to people putting their business and the livelihood of its employees in jeopardy. If your main reason for going to Fest is to drink, disregarding those people that work hard every year to make it happen, then by all means make an effort.

Jon

dude, just get shlammered before you go venue hopping, im 25 years old and sometimes staff people still ask to see my id because im cursed with eternal youth (they whip out the penlight and errverythang to ensure its not a fake). fake IDs are usually just a waste of time, and in some states the possession or presentation of one will get you arrested (not sure about florida but just play it cool and drink rum at the hotel room) and as Marbs said, Dont be a dick to all of the people and venues that make Fest happen and maybe in two years there will still be a Fest for you to buy those frosty 2buck tallboys...

Just to make sure you have the resources to fully understand the inherent consequences ive pulled the full statute for your review

322.212 Unauthorized possession of, and other unlawful acts in relation to, driver's license or identification card.

(1) It is unlawful for any person to:

(a) Knowingly have in his or her possession or to display any blank, forged, stolen, fictitious, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued driver's license or identification card or any instrument in the similitude of a driver's license or identification card unless possession by such person has been duly authorized by the department;

(b) Knowingly have in his or her possession any instrument in the similitude of a driver's license issued by the department or its duly authorized agents or those of any state or jurisdiction issuing licenses recognized in this state for the operation of a motor vehicle;

(c) Knowingly have in his or her possession any instrument in the similitude of an identification card issued by the department or its duly authorized agents or those of any state or jurisdiction issuing identification cards recognized in this state for the purpose of indicating a person's true name and age; or

(d) Knowingly sell, manufacture, or deliver, or knowingly offer to sell, manufacture, or deliver, a blank, forged, stolen, fictitious, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued driver's license or identification card, or an instrument in the similitude of a driver's license or identification card, unless that person is authorized to do so by the department. A violation of this section may be investigated by any law enforcement agency, including the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco.

The term "driver's license" includes a driver's license issued by the department or its agents or a driver's license issued by any state or jurisdiction that issues licenses recognized in this state for the operation of a motor vehicle. The term "identification card" includes any identification card issued by the department or its agents or any identification card issued by any state or jurisdiction that issues identification cards recognized in this state for the purpose of indicating a person's true name and age. This subsection does not prohibit a person from possessing or displaying another person's driver's license or identification card for a lawful purpose.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to barter, trade, sell, or give away any driver's license or identification card or to perpetrate a conspiracy to barter, trade, sell, or give away any such license or identification card unless such person has been duly authorized to issue the license or identification card by the department as provided in this chapter or in the adopted rules of the department.

(3) It is unlawful for any employee of the department to allow or permit the issuance of a driver's license or identification card when he or she knows that the applicant has not lawfully fulfilled the requirements of this chapter for the issuance of such license or identification card.

(4) It is unlawful for any person to agree to supply or to aid in supplying any person with a driver's license or identification card by any means whatsoever not in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(5)(a) It is unlawful for any person to use a false or fictitious name in any application for a driver's license or identification card or knowingly to make a false statement, knowingly conceal a material fact, or otherwise commit a fraud in any such application.

(b) It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession a driver's license or identification card upon which the date of birth has been altered.

(c) It is unlawful for any person designated as a sexual predator or sexual offender to have in his or her possession a driver's license or identification card upon which the sexual predator or sexual offender markings required by s. 322.141 are not displayed or have been altered.

(6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, any person who violates any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any person who violates paragraph (5)(a) by giving a false age in any application for a driver's license or identification card or who violates paragraph (5)(b) by possessing a driver's license, identification card, or any instrument in the similitude thereof, on which the date of birth has been altered is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. Any person who violates paragraph (1)(d) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(7) In addition to any other penalties provided by this section, any person who provides false information when applying for a commercial driver's license shall be disqualified from operating a commercial motor vehicle for a period of 60 days.

(8) The provisions of this section are in addition and supplemental to all other provisions of this chapter and of the laws of this state relating to driver's licenses and identification cards.

to sum it up, Felony, Misdemeanor II, and licence suspension/revocation = not worth a $2 tallboy

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What these guys said. Just don't bother. Most fakes are horrible. And the ones that aren't horrible are expensive and if discovered will get you in heaps of trouble. I was a bouncer for two years and saw/enacted the consequences of fake I.D.'s many times. It's really not worth it.

Not worth risking loosing your Fest wristband for it. Get drunk in your hotel room or something if you must but from what I've seen, you won't get pity from door security/venue staff just because it's Fest. It's their jobs/businesses on the line after all.

Having an amazing time with friends, meeting new friends, seeing some if not most or all of your favorite bands play all over the course of one weekend versus making new "friends" and singing songs from your favorite bands in your head in a jail cell all weekend waiting to be bailed out Monday. Your call dude.

Most of the replies above are spot on. If you are creative you can get drunk if you like without having to sport a fake id. If you choose the fake id route you will very likely be stripped of your "id" and wristband. All the venues involved are private businesses that need to protect their business by being vigilant of fake ids. I was 18 when when I started going to shows and got drunk just fine. Just be creative and please don't over do it. No one likes to clean up puke.

i had a guy in front of me in line at a venue at Fest 10 who's birth year was slightly scratched (on purpose maybe? maybe not?). The bouncer couldn't make out the year and refused to give the guy an over 21 wrist band.

I personally dont drink, but im not against people who do. I am however against idiots who get carried away and puke during the show. SO, just do what you gotta do, be careful and dont puke on me.

and the last thing we need is someone else bringing a beer filled to the brim into the crowd, then starting a fight because someone bumped into him (during a fucking set) and he dropped it.

Tallboy + Koozie = Kung-Fu Grip

Blue Moon + Orange Wedge = Dropped Beer

Common Sense + Non-Shitty Attitude = Good Fest

Class dismissed...

Funny, when I was 19, I couldn't even afford to get drunk in a bar. And the internet was still in its infancy. We walked uphill both ways to get to the Korean grocery that would sell to us. Kids these days....