FESTIVAL
few years. And waking up to the sound of lions roaring and monkeys screaming is totally surreal. Seriously though - they do such admirable work to conserve endangered species, and every ticket sold helps fund their efforts. It’s really great to be part of something like that. What’s going to be different from last year? We’re changing the site layout quite a bit. As last year was our first time as a proper weekend camping festival it was a very steep learning curve, and there’s plenty of aspects we want to improve. This year we will learn from last year’s oversights, and amplify all the strengths. Last year was ace - but this year will be even better. How many hours sleep did you get during the festival last year? Nowhere near enough! I didn’t sleep at all on Thursday night. Just worked solidly from 6am on Thursday through until about 3am on Saturday morning. Then had a few hours sleep before the first bands turned up. It’s tough – but as it only once a year you have to power on through. I plan to get a lot more sleep this year. 12
We’ll see how that goes…. If there’s one thing that the fans can do to help you guys during the festival, what is it? Have a ridiculously fantastic weekend! I would say don’t drop litter or use the fence as a loo, but to be honest, it means a lot more to us if people enjoy what we’ve spent the last 12 months planning.