Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Did you know over 50% of our volunteers come on their own?
Solo volunteering is great for many reasons, not least because it means you can plan your festival schedule exactly how you want to! You can make sure you see all the bands you want to see totally on your terms - it's a pretty sweet deal! 🤝
We firmly believe you shouldn't have to miss out on seeing some of the best bands in the world just because none of your friends want to! Here you can hear from Katie, a first-time solo volunteer at Leeds Festival, talking about how she found the experience of volunteering solo! Katie talks about her experiences on and off-shift, what the Hotbox crew camping facilities are like and how quick and easy she found it to make friends with other volunteers as soon as she arrived at the festival.
Watch our interview with Katie here!
When you're on shift you'll always be working with others, in at least a pair, and as part of a zone team of typically 10-15 other volunteers, which means it's really easy to make friends during your shifts! The people you're working with will have requested the same shift pattern as you so they can be off-shift for the same bands, which means you'll have fellow volunteers to go and watch your favourite bands with! 🎶
When off-shift, the Hotbox compound is a very social place to be and there will always be someone to have a chat with, whether that's over a card game in the marquee, whilst enjoying a barbecue in the summer sunshine, or just as you're making a coffee at our hot drink station!
If Katie has persuaded you to join us this summer, you can sign up here!
We have very, very low availability remaining for volunteering spots at some festivals this summer so don't miss your chance to get your place there! 🚨
If there is anything you would like to ask or you would just like to chat with us about, the easiest way is to...
You can connect with us @hotboxevents on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn
If you would like to chat with others who have joined us before head to our Facebook Group and Forum
On Facebook and in our Forum you will find new and returning staff and volunteers chatting about what it is like to join us at festivals, arranging to share lifts, asking and answering questions about working at festivals and making new friends!
If you have not joined us at a festival before and are wondering what it is like, check out some of our staff and volunteer interviews!
In the interviews you will get to hear from those who have joined us talking about how they found their shifts, how they felt they were looked after by the Hotbox team, what it was like working solo for the first time, taking on more responsibility year on year, and even how the experience and confidence gained has helped with career progression away from festivals!
Another way to see what joining us is like is to check out some of our festival photos!
In our festival photo galleries, you will find thousands of photos covering our festival history over the past twenty years!
It's totally normal to be anxious before coming to a festival, particularly if you're coming solo! We get hundreds of messages every year from people wanting to join us but nervous about doing it, so we promise you're not alone! We're a very friendly bunch so if there's anything we can do to reduce your anxiety please get in touch! Try joining our Facebook Group to make friends with others before the festival - there are even a few WhatsApp groups that have been set up too!
If you have specific questions about joining us at festivals try our festival FAQs!
Our festival FAQs are regularly updated and packed full of answers to the questions we are usually asked, plus lots of handy hints and tips about working at festivals.
We usually send an email newsletter about once a month, if you would like to keep up to date you can subscribe!
If you would like to drop us an email it's info@hotboxevents.com
You can reach our office by phone on the numbers below...
Tel: 01252849600 (UK) select option 2 for Hotbox Events
Tel: +441252849600 (International) select option 2 for Hotbox Events
