What a Festival Stage Manager Actually Does by The Stage Clock

Less glamour than people imagine, more pressure than they’d believe, and a surprising amount of standing around, looking at your watch, and pointing.

A Typical 24 hours at a Festival Main Stage by The Stage Clock

The bands play for 12 hours, the stage works for 24. While the revellers sleep, 14 trucks arrive, two headliners move in, and we have to figure out where to hide it.

Why You Should Never Post A Photo Of Your Pass by The Stage Clock

It looks harmless, a quick photo for Instagram. But that one post can be copied, faked, and used by wrong-un’s to get access where they really shouldn’t.

What Actually Happens In Between Bands At A Festival by The Stage Clock

One band walks offstage. A few moments later, the next one walks on. Backstage, it’s all about space, time, and making the impossible look routine. Welcome to the world of the changeover.

What Happens When Bands Get Bigger by The Stage Clock

Twelve months after their festival debut, Intrinsic Flaw are back… Bigger stages. Bigger crews. Bigger egos. Same problems with space and time.

Festival Season Is Back. So Are The Anxiety Dreams. by The Stage Clock

Featuring cancelled taxis, broken down trains, a kerfuffle at King’s Cross, anxiety dreams about joining Ezra Collective and somehow… the perfect way to start festival season.

Ten Trucks, Five Buses and Still Not Enough Space by The Stage Clock

4 years after debuting in a small smelly van, Intrinsic Flaw return to Reverberation as headliners. The songs are the same, but everything else has become more complicated. Welcome to Main Stage.

Festivals & The Bloody Weather by The Stage Clock

Sun, rain, wind, lightning, farmer's arms, muddy boots, missing trousers live on BBC1 and almost splitting up Coldplay; The weather doesn't care who's playing, and I promised backstage anecdotes...