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Paul85
Portaloo
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 Posted - 03/04/2010 : 17:36:45
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| oops yes my bad yes indeed it is a HAT not a CAT, is there much difference though? |
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Cool_Mum_Joolz
Support Act
United Kingdom
167 Posts |
Posted - 03/04/2010 : 22:26:44
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Hi Paul - yes, they are quite different roles and affects "behind the scenes" stuff as well ;)
HAT's are more of an information service, so your interaction with the public is of a fairly transactional nature. CATs provide more hands-on assistance (at first) and patrol a given camping area so you get to "know" some of the campers.
Unless things have changed from previously, as a HAT at Leeds, you'll be camping with your uni' group in a separate compound from the HotBox CAT group - I don't think HotBox are running the HATs there (?). Whereas at Latitude, HotBox run both groups so we'll all camp together.
One of the supervisors will hopefully correct me if things are different this year ;) |
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Paul85
Portaloo
9 Posts |
Posted - 04/04/2010 : 19:31:15
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| Thanks for that, still sounds good, so the CATS and HATS dont work with each other? |
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Rob
Hotbox Events
Kazakhstan
255 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2010 : 01:16:34
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Not directly. CATs work in the camp-site and HATs work mostly in the arena, they do some work around gates too. Normally they work the same shifts so some HATs will do some time as CATs too for example if the arena is open 11am - 1am then the early shift HATs will start off in a camp-site and be redeployed at HATs just before it opens and the night shift HATs will go to a camp-site after it shuts.
All HBE staff camp together so if you are a HBE HAT you will camp with the HBE CATs. Although as joolz says at some shows HATs come from local unis and they camp in separate areas.
Some of the fine detail around this hasn't been confirmed yet so i'm hesitant to put down a definite answer - but exactly whats going on will be made very clear to you when you come to book in at the event. |
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MikeMorris
Walkie-talkie
United Kingdom
119 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2010 : 17:38:22
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Hi, I'm Mike and I'm venturing up to Leeds for the first time.
I'm on a 'Cultural Exchange Visit' from Reading having been a CAT there for the last four years, and the last two at Latitude.
I keep being told that Leeds is better than Reading, so I've decided that the best way of finding out is to come and have a look for myself. I have a passport and am looking forward to going 'ooop North'. |
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bags666
Support Act
United Kingdom
863 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2010 : 17:40:36
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| lol you had all your injections mike!! |
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jojo
Support Act
United Kingdom
169 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2010 : 17:42:42
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| hope you have a phrase book! |
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Rich_H
Watchtower
22 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2010 : 17:51:19
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He'll be reet, will haf ta teerk im daan th'pub.
Phonetics for the win! |
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Jo Shields
Hotbox Events
United Kingdom
338 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2010 : 18:49:20
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quote:
Originally posted by bags666
lol you had all your injections mike!!
He will be fine, I should imagine he is immune to most things being at Reading for 4 years :p |
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bags666
Support Act
United Kingdom
863 Posts |
Posted - 05/04/2010 : 18:57:40
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| yeah but he is going north...its like going to a completly different country |
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StephanieWhite
Portaloo
2 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2010 : 17:41:42
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Easy :)
I'm Steph I'll be 18 by the time the festival comes round XD
I'm from Bedfordshire.. pretty dull
It's my first time as a CAT and my first time at Leeds aswell.
I'm hoping to make loads of friends and have a wicked time, aswell
as getting experience of working at a festival - so I can write it on my personal statement ;)
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lumpadoodles
Watchtower
United Kingdom
17 Posts |
Posted - 07/04/2010 : 20:37:58
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hey im Sam, ill be 24 by the time the festival season kicks in!!!
this will be my 2nd year CATting at leeds and im doing Latitude aswell :D
I always make it my goal to work/volunteer at at least 1 more festival than the previous, i also do paid bar work at V which will be my 4th year this year (and is back to back with leeds)
im looking forward to the gaslight anthem, paramore, blink182, you me at six, just to name a few!!!!
all i have to say is "bring on the fun!!" :) :) :) |
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jojo
Support Act
United Kingdom
169 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2010 : 01:24:49
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i forgot you'd only had 1 day of rest between V and leeds last year!
dunno how you did it |
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lumpadoodles
Watchtower
United Kingdom
17 Posts |
Posted - 08/04/2010 : 21:25:49
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| mainly down to lots of red bull and alcohol!!! |
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Jo Shields
Hotbox Events
United Kingdom
338 Posts |
Posted - 09/04/2010 : 15:31:48
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Relentless of the Orange kind should carry a health warning. more than 2 cans is a definately no no. I learnt from experience :p
Good old fashioned 8 hours a night sleep works wonders :) |
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LEEDS 2010 - CATs
