Crew parking/unload?

[Toblerone]

We have Block9 crew tickets and have been sent a short stay vehicle pass. Does anyone know if there is a drop off and unload area for the Block9/crew camping or do you just park with everyone else and haul your stuff over?

 

Thanks in advance!

[irnkrtn]

4 hours ago, Toblerone said:

We have Block9 crew tickets and have been sent a short stay vehicle pass. Does anyone know if there is a drop off and unload area for the Block9/crew camping or do you just park with everyone else and haul your stuff over?

 

Thanks in advance!

Block9 crew have their own camping area right by Block 9 - it's dead nice, one of the best bits of backstage camping back there. Normally with a short stay pass, you'll be able to come in to offload anywhere within that area and then you drive your car back out and park up in one of the car parks. You'll come in at Orchard Gate usually? 

[Toblerone]

Yeah I’ve heard the crew camping is nice so looking forward to that! I was just hoping we could unload all of our gear instead of hauling it across the site for an hour like most people have to.
 

It’s not clear from the instructions we have been sent but this short stay vehicle pass seems to indicate we can unload briefly in a crew area and then park in the main car parks. I’m sure we will figure it out, just waiting for them to send us the site map so we can figure out where accreditation is and go from there! 

[Freewheelin2]

On 6/16/2023 at 11:21 PM, irnkrtn said:

Block9 crew have their own camping area right by Block 9 - it's dead nice, one of the best bits of backstage camping back there. Normally with a short stay pass, you'll be able to come in to offload anywhere within that area and then you drive your car back out and park up in one of the car parks. You'll come in at Orchard Gate usually? 

Our crew went down today and what irnktn said is all spot on. Think you'll follow blue route, once you get through the first outer gate head for Orchard Gate. With a short stay pass you can unload where you're camping but then have to drive off to a staff car park, you'll get hassled to move it if you try to stay. Have a great fest!

[Toblerone]

That’s great to know, hopefully this is still an option on Thursday when we arrive. Did you have to go to accreditation first or is that possible once unloaded and parked? 

[Freewheelin2]

With our crew (Theatre & Circus) you need your car pass and show your ticket to get onsite, once you've unloaded you go to somewhere within your area to swap ticket for wristband & laminate pass. You'll get half your ticket back in case you want to go offsite, if you go offsite you have to get a pass out to get back in again which you show with your half ticket and wristband.