Spring is officially here, festival lineups are dropping left, right and centre, and our concert calendars are filling up fast. Whether you're going to a Harry Styles stadium show, a summer festival like Spilt Milk or ringing in the New Year with the Black Eyed Peas at Beyond the Valley, there's one thing worth getting right: the bag.
As someone who lives by the motto, "I'd rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it," I can confidently say I've never underpacked in my life. (I'm just a girl!) Basically, I want whatever magic Mary Poppins had going on with her bag—but make it cute and compact.
I'm after something that'll fit my full lip combo, mints, phone, portable charger, mini fan, sunnies, keys, camera, Band-Aids, plus whatever else I manage to cram in as I'm running out the door.
That's a lot to ask of one little bag, especially when I also need it to be lightweight, easy to carry, and cute enough to pass the 'fit check. And I think I may have found the one…
The Concert Bag Formula I Swear By
If you ask me, crossbody is the only way to go at a concert. You can cart around all your bits and bobs while keeping your hands free to take a few snaps, hold a bev and have a boogie.
And if you're weaving through a packed crowd, roughing it out at the barricade or simply trying to avoid looking like a pack horse, you want a bag that carries the lot without feeling like you're carrying the lot.
Enter the Coach Teri.
The Teri Mini Crossbody Bag keeps things compact, with room for the essentials like your phone, cards and other small bits. It also comes with both a shoulder and crossbody strap, so you've got options.
Practical Without Looking Practical
Practicality isn't the only consideration when choosing a concert bag. If you've spent weeks planning the 'fit, the last thing you want is a bag that ruins it. Basically, the Teri is practical without looking practical—and we love to see it.
For my fellow overpackers, there's also the Teri Shoulder Bag With Quilting. It gives you a little more wiggle room, with detachable handles and a longer strap so you can switch between shoulder and crossbody.
And the best part? It's not a wear-it-once kind of bag. Take it to a gig one night, dinner the next and keep reaching for it long after festival season wraps.
