Journal

Learning to Ask for Help
Learning to Ask for Help
With just two weeks to go until our double festival weekend at WOMAD and Latitude, followed by Wilderness the week after, I knew there was no way I could make... Read more...
Two Weeks to Go
Two Weeks to Go
Last week’s heatwave caught up with me, and I ended up with heat exhaustion. For a few days, I couldn’t get any festival production done, which wasn’t ideal with three... Read more...
A Phone Call I’d Been Hoping For
A Phone Call I’d Been Hoping For
Yesterday, I got a phone call I’d been hoping for. A space had become available at Wilderness Festival, and we were offered the pitch. I honestly couldn’t believe it. Wilderness... Read more...
Back from Download Festival
Back from Download Festival
We’ve just returned from Download, the second festival of the year. It was our first time trading there, and I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect. What surprised me most... Read more...
One Thing After Another
One Thing After Another
The printer that broke on Tuesday was finally repaired on Friday, so I managed to get the T-shirts for Download Festival printed. But after that, I realised I’d gone through... Read more...
Hoping the Printer Gets Fixed
Hoping the Printer Gets Fixed
We leave for Download Festival next Monday, so this week was supposed to be all about printing T-shirts. I had planned to print around 80 shirts, but yesterday the printer... Read more...
Straight Back Into Festival Prep
Straight Back Into Festival Prep
Bearded Theory has only just finished, and honestly, I’m still completely exhausted. But with Download Festival now only 12 days away, there’s already more work to do. Over the next... Read more...
Back Home from Bearded Theory
Back Home from Bearded Theory
We got back home yesterday after packing down Bearded Theory, our first festival of the year. It was really nice seeing so many familiar faces come back to the stall... Read more...
Second Morning at Bearded Theory
Second Morning at Bearded Theory
It’s the morning of our second setup day at Bearded Theory. Yesterday, we arrived on site early in the morning after only getting two hours of sleep. The weather was... Read more...
Almost Ready to go to the Festival
Almost Ready to go to the Festival
Today was spent loading the van for the festival. There always seems to be more to pack than expected, so it ended up taking the entire day. One of the... Read more...
The Final Sunday Before Festival
The Final Sunday Before Festival
Today was my last Tobacco Factory Market before festival season begins. After the market, we stopped by Costco to fill the van with diesel and pick up food for the... Read more...
Tourists Are Returning to St Nicholas
Tourists Are Returning to St Nicholas
The tourists are starting to return to St Nicholas Market again. Even though it’s already mid-May, today was surprisingly cold for a Saturday. It definitely didn’t feel like festival season... Read more...