Volunteering - Bar Staf

[theciderviking]

Hey EOTR folks 👋 

 

This incredible looking festival has been on my hit list for a few years now, but annual leave constraints and not wanting to miss any of my favourite “regulars” have got in the way. I did Green Man for the first time last year, planning it as a one off and then to try EOTR this year, but absolutely fell in love and there’s no way I can miss it now! 
 

Fortune is on my side, however, and it looks like I may now have some additional unexpected leave, so it’s back on the radar. I do a few festivals as a punter, but also enjoy working a few each year too (can you see why there’s an A/L issue? 🙈) and noticed on the website it looks like they’re still taking applications for bar staff. Seems a pretty good deal with only 3 x 5hr shifts required, just wondering whether anybody here has done this before and can share their experiences if so?

 

I volunteer on the bars at Beat Herder every year so a fair bit of recent experience, and find it a great way to meet new people and see a festival from another angle. Torn between going for the first time as a punter to really experience it, and volunteering partly to save some of the cost but more because I’ve already got quite a few booked in and reckon by the end of the season I’ll not be wanting to party too hard, so having some work commitments will help reign me in. Plus it’s a fair old distance, with not great public transport from this far north, so I probably need to drive at least some of the way and therefore be fit to do so on the way home.

 

Any thoughts or experiences greatly appreciated! Thanks 😊

[J Brooke]

Did the Bar last year - it was great. Doing it again this year. You get to choose one early, one middle and one late shift from a timetable published early August, so you can organise it to make sure you see at least a few of your favourite acts - I got to see nearly everything I wanted to see last year.

Beautiful festival.

[J Brooke]

And for about £6 a day you can access the marshall's tent, which means you can charge your phone, eat free breakfast and veggie evening meal and just sit and have a relaxed chat for a bit if you need a break from having fun.