This festival will give you a free ticket in exchange for a kidney.
Organ donation rates have always been a problem, so one Swedish festival is offering a free ticket to anyone who will pledge their kidney–after they’re finished using it, of course.
Sweden’s Way Out Festival has something called “The Kidney Pass” and it’s just like it sounds. Set for this weekend (August 7-9), the festival is sold out–except for people willing to become organ donors.
From the website: “This year, tickets to Way Out West sold out earlier than ever. With no tickets left, the FOMO kicks in hard. People start saying they’d give up just about anything to get one. One phrase you often hear when tickets are gone? ‘I’d give a kidney for a ticket.’
“By joining it, you’re not just saying you’d give a kidney for a ticket, you’re showing you truly support organ donation – by being willing to donate your organs after your death.”
You have to be at least 18 and have a Swedish social security number. You should know that a kidney pledge doesn’t guarantee a ticket, but it does give you a shot. If you’re successful, you get a wristband that says “I gave a kidney for this ticket.” And even if you don’t get in, you get to keep the kidney–for the time being–and you’ll be secure in the knowledge that you’ve done something good.
