Build · Strike · Meadow

Hiring
festival crew.

Stagehands, crewchiefs and forklift drivers for build and strike. At night too, in the mud too.

Festival work is a trade of its own. No loading dock but a meadow. No fixed hours but a deadline that does not move: the gates open when they open.

Hands 4 Events has supplied crew for festival build and strike since 2007, with Rock Werchter and Graspop as regular sites. That terrain we know inside out, just like the arenas where we are at home: read more on hiring crew in Antwerp.

Smaller festivals and one-off productions just as well. Same crew, same approach.

What we do

BUILD AND STRIKE.
FROM TRUCK TO TRUCK.

Load-in and load-out

Unloading and loading trucks, stage parts, backline, decor. Day and night, in shifts.

Crewchiefs on the meadow

Leadership on site, one point of contact per crew, a direct line to the production management.

Forklifts and MEWPs

Certified forklift and MEWP operators who are used to terrain work.

The reality

FESTIVAL WORK
IS DIFFERENT.

Weather is a factor

Rain, mud and heat change the schedule. Our crew keeps going.

Night work is standard

The strike begins when the last note sounds.

Terrain asks more

A meadow asks different gear and different shoes than a loading dock. Which shoes belong on terrain work is covered in our guide to safety shoes (the part about S7 and terrain work).

Approach

HOW IT WORKS.

01

Request

Pass on date, location and numbers. One phone call is enough.

02

Confirmation

You get a dedicated contact person and a crew that fits the schedule.

03

Crew on the meadow

We are there. Scaling up during the festival is possible, one phone call is enough.

Rock Werchter Graspop Sportpaleis Live Nation Studio 100

View our cases for more sites where we work.

Frequently asked questions

MORE QUESTIONS?
ANSWERS HERE.

How many crew can you supply for a festival?+
From a handful to 100+, scheduled in shifts. We build the crew around your schedule, not the other way round.
Do you also work at night and in the weekend?+
Standard. The strike usually starts once the last show is done, and that is rarely done by six in the evening.
What if the festival overruns or the weather turns?+
We plan with margin and scale up where needed. The crewchief on site coordinates directly with your production, no intermediate station.
Do you also supply smaller festivals?+
Yes. Same crew, same approach, from 1 crew member. A one-off production gets the same care as a multi-day festival.
Festivals, big and small

REQUEST YOUR FESTIVAL CREW.