Friday, August 8, 2025
Time is running out to join us at Reading Festival in 2 weeks!
Apply now to volunteer at Reading and see a packed line up including Chappell Roan, Hozier, Bring Me The Horizon, Travis Scott, Limp Bizkit, The Kooks, Enter Shikari, D-Block Europe and loads more!
When you join us we make sure you have plenty of time off-shift to enjoy the festival guaranteeing at least two of the main festival evenings off to watch the bands!
Once you've applied, you'll be able to select your shift preferences - meaning if there's a particular artist you want to see you can choose your shifts around them! With over 30 different shift patterns to choose from, even as a later applicant you'll have lots of choice to work your shifts around your favourite bands! 🎶
Volunteers are sometimes worried that by applying close to the festival they'll be left with the worst shift patterns - this isn't the case at all! Here's some example shift patterns you could end up with at Reading if you apply to volunteer today!
JULIET CATS: 17:00 - 01:00 Thursday, 17:00 - 01:00 Saturday, 09:00 - 17:00 Monday
INDIGO CATS: 09:00 - 17:00 Thursday, 17:00 - 01:00 Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 Sunday
OSCAR CATS: 17:00 - 01:00 Thursday, 09:00 - 17:00 Saturday, 01:00 - 09:00 Monday
PAPA CATS: 01:00 - 09:00 Friday, 09:00 - 17:00 Sunday, 09:00 - 17:00 Monday
Whoever your must-see artists are, we've got shifts which mean you can see them!
We refund the deposit you pay to confirm your place in full after the festival - we don't take any admin fees - so if you pay your deposit to confirm your place today, you'll get it refunded in FULL in September so you can experience everything Reading has to offer and see some awesome bands without it costing you a penny!
Leeds Festival volunteer places are already full, so don't miss out on a place at Reading this year!
If there is anything you would like to ask or you would just like to chat with us about, the easiest way is to...
You can connect with us @hotboxevents on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn
If you would like to chat with others who have joined us before head to our Facebook Group
On Facebook you will find new and returning staff and volunteers chatting about what it is like to join us at festivals, arranging to share lifts, asking and answering questions about working at festivals and making new friends!
If you have not joined us at a festival before and are wondering what it is like, check out some of our staff and volunteer interviews!
In the interviews you will get to hear from those who have joined us talking about how they found their shifts, how they felt they were looked after by the Hotbox team, what it was like working solo for the first time, taking on more responsibility year on year, and even how the experience and confidence gained has helped with career progression away from festivals!
Another way to see what joining us is like is to check out some of our festival photos!
In our festival photo galleries, you will find thousands of photos covering our festival history over the past twenty years!
It's totally normal to be anxious before coming to a festival, particularly if you're coming solo! We get hundreds of messages every year from people wanting to join us but nervous about doing it, so we promise you're not alone! We're a very friendly bunch so if there's anything we can do to reduce your anxiety please get in touch! Try joining our Facebook Group to make friends with others before the festival - there are even a few WhatsApp groups that have been set up too!
If you have specific questions about joining us at festivals try our festival FAQs!
Our festival FAQs are regularly updated and packed full of answers to the questions we are usually asked, plus lots of handy hints and tips about working at festivals.
We usually send an email newsletter about once a month, if you would like to keep up to date you can subscribe!
If you would like to drop us an email it's info@hotboxevents.com
You can reach our office by phone on the numbers below...
Tel: 01252849600 (UK) select option 2 for Hotbox Events
Tel: +441252849600 (International) select option 2 for Hotbox Events
