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Getting into a festival for free: A blaggers' guide
Fancy a free festival? Then here are 10 alternatives to actually paying (or jumping the fence)
Flyer blagging: You don't even have to do the job at the festival itself. All it takes is a couple hours handing people flyers at local gigs or before the festival gates open and you can find yourself with a ticket in the palm of your hands. Keep an eye for record labels and festival promoters like Live Nation looking for street teams to get in on this.
by Louis Kerry | Photos by wenn
After reading Marcus Haney's encapsulating story about how he blagged it into 50 festivals in just four years for absolutely nothing, we had a think about what are the most effective ways of blagging it into festivals for free.
From festival volunteering, to pouring pints and even arriving in style as the band's plus one, there are loads of alternatives to getting into a festival without having to pay the extortonate ticket prices.
Here's ten of our favourite ways of blagging it into a festival.
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