16 May UK SUMMER FESTIVALS 2018
Ben picks the best festivals this summer
Everyone! Festival season is just around the corner, and seeing as Glastonbury won’t be going ahead this year (sad face), we have decided to list the best festivals to go to in 2018 (happy face).
Parklife
Renowned to be one of the UK’s biggest music festivals, with a jam-packed programme with live music, comic performances, street food and secret bars.
Where: Heaton Park, Manchester
When: 9-10th June 2018
Who: The indie trio The xx, solo artist Liam Gallagher and one of Grimes leading artists Skepta, as well as N.E.R.D, Lorde, Bonobo and many more across the weekend.
We Are FSTVL
We are FSTVL has recently come on the scene as one of the UK’s premier dance music festivals. Winning the awards for Best New Festival, Best Medium Sized Festival, and Best International Festival. We Are FSTVL is one of the UK go-to dance music weekend, showcasing a stellar lineup of electronic dance music from around the world.
Where: Damyn’s Hall Aerodrome, Upminster,
When: 25-27th May 2018
Who: The pioneering force in drum and bass Andy C, house music champion Carl Cox and the Swedish sensation Eric Prydz.
Bestival
Bestival, the multi-award winning boutique festival located in Dorset is one of Britain’s most colourful festivals. With this year’s festival theme being a circus one, the famous Bestival parade promises to be bonkers.
Where: Lulworth Estate, Dorset
When: 2-5th August 2018
Who: Indie pop band London Grammar, English singer-songwriter M.I.A, the enigmatic Grace Jones and the rapper, singer and actor Plan B.
Lovebox
London’s own Lovebox takes place this year at its new home, Gunnersbury Park. With a lineup that presents many different music genres, from house music all the way through to R&B, Hip-Hop, and Grime.
Where: Gunnersbury Park, London
When: 13-14th July 2018
Who: The extremely multi-talented Childish Gambino, the returning hip-hop band N.E.R.D, R&B singer-songwriter and grime artist Skepta to Shutdown the proceedings at Lovebox.
Creamfields
UK dance music festival Creamfields has a lineup of DJs and artists from the many different genres of EDM. Creamfields is known as one of the most iconic dance music festivals in the world attracting people from all over the globe.
Where: Daresbury, Cheshire
When: 23-26th August 2018
Who: House music veteran Carl Cox, spinner and producer Eric Prydz, world-famous Dutch DJ Tiësto and popular EDM DJ Armin van Buuren.
Megabooth’s Festival Journey thus far
Megabooth’s festival journey kicked off in 2008 with the Taxi Photo Booth at T in the Park. Following the T in the Park stint, the taxi tour went on to Global Gathering, Lovebox, Glade, and Standon Calling to name a few. Meanwhile, our Ice Cream Sound System van made appearances at festivals all over the UK too…RIP.
We were commissioned in 2012 by Grace and Lola to create a custom installation in a Volkswagen Camper Van that culminated at Bestival.
In 2013/14 our little green bug captured the festival revelers hearts at Latitude Festival. Brands including Google, the BBC, TalkTalk, and Samsung commissioned us to create a photo opportunity at House Festival in London.
Samsung and Vodafone stopped their promotional tour bus at Creamfields festival. The bus featured a custom photo installation using the technology from their smartphones to a wireless printing station.
In 2017 we returned to House Festival with their sponsors YouTube. At the festival, we brought our 360-degree live experience in video mode to post on the video-sharing network!
Recent work includes collaborations with mobile network ‘3’ at Longitude Festival. They created an area at the festival that included our projector facility in their immersive ‘boogie booth’ container.
We are back at We Are FSTVL this year with our Hippie Van and Jungle Taxi. If you’re heading to Upminister for the bank holiday weekend don’t forget to visit us for a souvenir festival photo.
We specialise in tailoring photo experiences for brand activations at summer festivals. If you are looking to create a sponsored photo opportunity contact us today for inspiration.
