article_snippet: And the gadgets are not the only unusual items to be banned at the two festivals.
article_snippet: And selfie sticks are not the only unusual items to be banned at the two festivals.
article_snippet: 25% of attendees just relinquished 25% of attendees tickets.'
article_snippet: 25% of attendees just relinquished 25% of attendees tickets' Last year's event: the ban will likely mean attendees will have to resort to the old-fashioned method of using attendees arms to take selfies.
article_snippet: The ban, first reported by Brooklyn Vegan, will prevent selfie sticks from obstructing festivalgoers' views of the stage - and could limit the illegal recording of performances, according to Rolling Stone.
article_snippet: It will likely mean attendees will have to resort to the old-fashioned method of using their arms to take selfiesattendees .
article_snippet: All festivalgoers are subject to a search at the venue's entrance.
article_snippet: Last year, attendees took to Twitter to complain after Instagram crashed on the second day of the festival, preventing attendees from posting selfies of attendees faces and carefully curated outfits online.
article_snippet: According to NME, London's O2 Arena and Wembley Arena have prohibited London's O2 Arena and Wembley Arena, while CBC reports that France's Palace of Versailles and Rome's Colosseum also do not permit the use of the gadgets.
article_snippet: In most cases, the items were either banned on health and safety grounds or to benefit others.