If you wanted to get your hands on an ounce of weed or a gram of coke, chances are you’d call a dealer, meet them in their car and do the deal in cash. But the days of waiting around in the cold for your next high are gone; whether legal or not, more and more people are ordering drugs online.

They may all love live music and not mind a bit of mud, but new research shows that the festivals people like are good predictors of how they like to spend. While Bannaroo fans splurge on caffeine, Lollapolooza guests invest in premium booze, while for the scenesters at Coachella, it’s cosmetics.

In 2014, Utah saw 70,000 people come together to revel in the two-day Hindu festival of colours known as Holi. With a crowd that was more Mormon than Hindu, the occasion highlighted how the religious event has been embraced by people of all backgrounds. How has Holi gone hipster?

Cold. Dark. Weird. Three words you probably don’t associate with Australian tourism. But since 2012, cult arts festival Dark Mofo has changed the way Tasmania is viewed – making it the coolest destination for winter. How has this unlikely festival put the state back on the mainstream map?