Wearable technology rolled out for card-less payment at US music festival

The organiser of Lollapalooza 2014 has announced that it will be issuing wearable technology wristbands to music fans at this year's event on 1-3 August.

The plastic wristbands will each contain a unique RFID chip. Once inside the popular music festival, visitors will use the wristband to make payments at stalls and bars by touching a terminal and entering a pin, rather than handing over money or credit cards.

Prior to entering the Lollapalooza site in Chicago, festival-goers will have to upload their credit card details on the festival's website. The wristbands will be sent out ahead of the festival and will also be used for monitoring entry to the event.

C3, which organises Lollapalooza and other concerts, believes that this solution will soonbecome the norm at other festivals too.