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How to get festival work with no experience

A simple route into paid festival and event work, even with zero experience.

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Festival crew

You don't need experience to start

Loads of festival build work is general labour — humping kit, building, fetching, striking. If you're fit, reliable and turn up, you'll get work. On CrewPool you tick what you've done AND what you'd be happy to try, so companies can take a chance on willing hands.

Get on a crew list

The fastest route is to be on a list companies actually search. Add your name to CrewPool (free, 2 minutes), say where you're based and how far you'll travel, and tick the work you'd do.

Boost your odds

Add a reference, a rough day rate and your real availability. Say yes to early starts and overnight stays if you can — those tick-boxes get you picked first.

Turn one gig into many

Reliable people get re-booked and recommended. Crews travel in packs — once you're in, the work compounds.

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