If you sweat through a music festival after a two-year dry spell and don’t post a photo to Instagram, did you even go? As you fire up your selfie game this weekend at Boston Calling, we’ve scouted out the best spots around the Harvard Athletic Complex for Instagram snaps and stories. Thank us when your like count soars.
All photos by Jason Greenough for Vanyaland.
The scene: The up-for-interpretation geometric shapes scattered across the Blue Stage area, which may or may not look like supersized toddler toys. Bonus points if you can finagle the Ferris Wheel in the background.
What this spot says about you: I enjoy long walks through sculpture parks and trips to the Guggenheim. This art is likely as abstract as my haircut.
The scene: The Wanamaker Trophy display, nestled inside the U.S. Open’s tent (located to the left of the Boston Calling gates, next to Coca-Cola’s setup)
What this spot says about you: I also have photos with the Stanley Cup and at least one of the Red Sox’ coveted Commissioner’s Trophies. I am also unbearably preoccupied with the fate of the Celtics this season.
The scene: The larger-than-life PAL BT radio at the Tivoli Audio tent, adjacent to the Orange Stage
What this spot says about you: I am a serious musician ™ with heaps of niche audio gear at home. Soon I’ll be at the front of the Green Stage straining to see — and judge — each headliner’s pedalboards.
The scene: The quasi-iconic Bunker Hill pillar at the center of the festival, which now sports a fresh coat of paint
What this spot says about you: I waited 30 minutes for an open spot in front of this bad boy and then forced my partner to stage a full-on photo shoot for me.
The scene: The left side of the Harvard News setup — currently serving Red Bull mocktails — plastered with new and old Boston Calling posters.
What this spot says about you: I think flyering is cool and #retro. Plus, I want to create the illusion that I’m outside a nightclub in the middle of the city instead of a stone’s throw from painfully overpriced drinks.