How do you get a job at concerts?

Shane

Just wondering. Read somewhere that over 600 people worked at Witnness! Do you go through an agency, send a CV to MCD or what?

Kali

Try Oxfam and the like.. they have loads of ppl working at glastonbury/reading etc... basically you do one morning shift and one evening shift throughout the weekend, rest of the time is yours, although they only just pay for your ticket and meals, its a cheaper way of seeing the festivals (as opposed to working non-stop through them).

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/stewards/

Personally I can't imagine working somewhere like Witnness... would be absolutely horrible

Giblet

Simple as this: Know someone whos works there and scrounge a job. Worked in Slane for 4 years :>

thedrowner

thats how i got my job, not in any festival type place but i get to see loads of bands all the same. and i got it coz i knew someone who worked there. and everyone who works there got the job because of that, nearly.

Shane

and if you don't know anyone who works at these things?

eth0_

I think a lot of the ppl who worked at Witnness were FCA people, doing security and first aid.

thegills

Basically there are different companies involved;

A promotions company (Like MCD)
A security company
A catering company (Benson's did Slane)

If you can drag out some old ticket stubs you can find out who promoted Slane for example, contact them and they might have lists of other comapnies who worked there.