Free Glasto tickets for a bit of work

justmakebelieve

Just to echo lxpeanut - personally I'd prefer to work for Oxfam. Similar deal as the first company mentioned, except the festival pay your minimum wage directly to Oxfam, and Oxfam therefore raise a huge amount of money over the festival period. Oxfam normally steward around 14 festivals a summer, so its not just Glastonbury avilable. Great people, great fun, great way to go to a festival!

A note on the deposit - Oxfam take a deposit (which I think was £155 last year) and hold it until you've completed all the festivals you're working, then return it in full afterwards. Obviously if you don't complete the full 3 8hour shifts then the festival organisers charge Oxfam for a ticket for you (as your wristband will still let you in) and they recoup this cost from the deposit.

knowall2

...er...does anybody know if there is a maximum age!? Have just taken early retirement (56yrs old and as fit as a flea...well an old flea) and would really fancy doing this.

Tawny_Owl_3

Please how to you find out/get in contact with the OXfam team sounds like a great idea for my son Thanks

hellend1983

I worked doing 'wristbanding' at V Festival last year and it was the best weekend ever! I met really cool people who I still keep in touch with, got free food and drink, and got to meet some famous people.

I would do it again if I had the chance but I'm off doing Camp America this Summer!!

PasturesNew

knowall2 wrote: »

...er...does anybody know if there is a maximum age!? Have just taken early retirement (56yrs old and as fit as a flea...well an old flea) and would really fancy doing this.

Tricky one.
Legally (openly) they can't. But I guess the forms will ask for DOB

juno

knowall2 wrote: »

...er...does anybody know if there is a maximum age!? Have just taken early retirement (56yrs old and as fit as a flea...well an old flea) and would really fancy doing this.

It's camping and mud and loud music, so most older people wouldn't want to do it. I can't imagine my daddy in a tent! But if you're OK with all that then it would be fine; when I went there were quite a few people that were at least 40.

asea

knowall: I saw lots of stewards of all ages (up to around 60 I would say!)

Good luck!

Badger_Lady

Woo-hoo! Just got confirmation that I'll be working as a steward

Anyone else definitely going? Would be good to use the opportunity to meet up with other MSErs :beer:

Badger_Lady

I take it I'm alone then! Did no-one else send off their application? I'm really excited now

Petmidget

Badger Lady.

I will be there along with a bunch of friends, but you wont catch us working ;>

And SLS have told me they have had a large amount of applications so far with about half coming from MSE.