so being an ocd techno freakery kind of guy, up till i start all the summer festivals im bound to check this forum once or twice a day sooo...
should you have any questions about what its like or what should you bring etc what ever
i shall try my best to help answer your questions (by no means should you take what i say as the final word ... i may be wrong but i will try my best)
so ask away.............
never been a cat b4? ask 4 help here..
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mark - s
posted this
19 April 2008
Murf
posted this
22 May 2008
hey mark!
Its my first year as a CAT so i would like to know what my three 8hr shifts will envolve? also what will we be doing for the first 2/3 days when the public arnt there?
cheers
Tavis
posted this
22 May 2008
Please see the following pages for a list of roles and responsibilities...
The ticket holders start arriving on Wednesday, so you'll typically be assisting with tent pitching and directions for the first couple of days.
Kind regards,
Tavis
mark - s
posted this
23 May 2008
yehh tbh what hes already put.
you'll meet loads of new m8s and see them at other festivals your going to do if any.
woooo my train go to gatcrasher in 4 hours :P
bags666
posted this
23 May 2008
ditto to above except the gatecrasher bit
sim667
posted this
03 July 2008
Ive never worked a festival at all before, Im apprehensive but excited. If i like it ill start doing it at more and more festivals if poss.
Ive been to around 20 festivals, so am pretty clued up on what to take but is there anything more specific i should take for working as a CAT rather than just didgeridooing and going? Id imagine its pretty much the same innit?
bags666
posted this
03 July 2008
yeah its pretty much the same except i recomend some very comfy strong shoes cos you will be doing alot of walking
sim667
posted this
03 July 2008
cool..... hopefully it'll be nice and dry at reading, so my skate shoes should be ok, but ill bring some comfy boots too.
bags666
posted this
03 July 2008
i usually wear my steel toe cap boots from work when i do my shifts, comfy and strong
sim667
posted this
04 July 2008
I hvent got any boots like that, although im sure i have some hiking boots somewhere.
I have wellies, but i cant ever remember needing them at reading, they were more for glasto.
mark - s
posted this
04 July 2008
tbh unless you rememeber to put good socks on x2 then wellies can be more trouble than usefull. sure they keep water out but then have a tendancy to knacker your feet. i would just stick to a strong pair of boots with good ancle support. i use my old steel maintanence boots but hiking ones would be fine
ollie monkey
posted this
07 July 2008
Any ideas about parking at reading? Do we need to didgeridoo? Is there a secure staff car park?
sim667
posted this
08 July 2008
a didgeridoo?!?!
Will they contact us with definate details of where to go etc........ they provided us with online details but i have often found things organised solely through a website to be notoriosly unreliable.
Cool_Mum_Joolz
posted this
12 July 2008
You'll get a \"CAT pack\" through the post a week or so before the event. Mine has just arrived for Latitude next week.
That's just as in only just opened the post after a fornights' holiday, probably arrived earlier...
If it hasn't arrived in time sim667, print out the registered page from PAMM, you'll be fine.
sim667
posted this
14 July 2008
Groovy....... It will blates turn up in time..... Ive just had things like that before where no info turned up...... at least its online :)
louise12
posted this
14 July 2008
Hi all, my first time as a CAT at Reading festival thoug I've stewarded at the festival before.
A parking question: is a parking permit provided as part of the pack, or will I need to book one myself?
Tavis
posted this
14 July 2008
Parking permits are issued onsite.
Kind regards,
Tavis
