Welcome back to the final instalment of our UK Festivals review blog series! September has rolled around and the temperatures are officially dropping, so let’s rewind back to when the UK festival season was in full swing. This blog will cover the highlights from a huge 20-days worth of UK festivals we had the pleasure of working with, and, of course, how our simple lost property software helped the running of their event. Plus, we’ll be hearing from some delighted customers who were reunited with their lost items.
In this edition we’ll be covering
August: Festival lost property statistics
This August, staff at the festivals we worked alongside logged almost 2,000 found items. As a result of using the NotLost system, 650 items were returned back to their rightful owners.
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items returned to owners
August has officially been our most successful month for returning items lost at festivals! NotLost has returned five times more lost items than the nation average repatriation rate. That’s kind of a big deal.
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Eastern Electrics
3rd – 4th August
Morden Park, London
We burst into August with the seventh edition of Eastern Electrics: a lively two-day event in South London, celebrating a diverse range of house, techno and underground dance music. With a capacity of 20,000, spanning 9 different themed tents, it is a mighty UK festival that has just gotten bigger and better as the years have gone by.
Picture Source (Eastern Electrics)
Headlining on Saturday was MK, one of house music’s most popular DJs of recent years. Festival goers were also treated to dazzling sets from Orbital, Hannah Wants, Special Request and Redlight. On Sunday, Goldie put on a spectacular show, showcasing his revolutionary jungle sound, whilst Matt Jam Lamont lit up the Switchyard. Crowd favourite Big Narstie was also a big hit.
Picture Source (Sarah Koury)
What’s more, two brand new stages were introduced: The Plant House and The Pool Party, creating a perfect excuse for an Instagram photoshoot. Rumour has it there were even secret raves in portaloos… Morden Park was truly alight with incredible music and passion from the crowds.
Lost report form: Unfortunately, 6 weeks has passed so the lost report form is now closed.
Three Mills – Arts House & Anjunadeep
11th & 12th August
Three Mills Island, London
August brought several one-day events to the legendary Three Mills Island. On Saturday 10thArtwork presented Arts House – simply put, a ‘lovely London festival’. Dancers, street food, cold craft beers, cocktails and some home comforts (think loads of comfy sofas), made for a colourful celebration of music during a mellow summer evening.
Picture Source (Jake Davis)
Just the next day, Anjundeep returned for their 2019 edition of the Open Air festival on Sunday 11th. This celebration of timeless and soulful melodic electronic music featured Ben Bohmer, Cubicolour, Yotto b2b and Jeremy Olander.
Picture Source (Jake Davis)
Lost report form: Unfortunately, 6 weeks has passed so the lost report form is now closed.
ArcTanGent
15th – 17th August
Fernhill Farm, Somerset
Previously hailed the ‘Best Small Festival’ at the UK Festival Awards 2018, ArcTanGent is a critically acclaimed, independent festival celebrating a range of metal and rock music. In its 7th year of existence, more than 90 bands performed on 4 up-close and personal, albeit muddy, stages.
Picture Source (Joe Singh – SnapRockAndPop)
Keen rock fans were treated to the likes of Meshuggah, Battles and Cult of Luna, followed by a legendary silent disco in the early hours of the morning. ArcTanGent also proudly supported local food and beverage traders and are set to just keep on getting bigger.
Lost report form: Unfortunately, 6 weeks has passed so the lost report form is now closed.
Lost Village
22nd – 25th August
Lincolnshire
Set in a secluded forest, Lost Village marries the concept of an intimate festival with an out-of-this-world, immersive theatre production. Entering their fifth year, Lost Village celebrates dance music, the weird and the wonderful. This year featured performances from Maribou State, Bicep, Little Dragon and Peggy Gou, alongside comedy and live talks. This intimate and beautifully decorated festival was a winner with all that attended.
Picture Source (Lost Village / Fanatic)
Lost report form: Lost Village – closes 24th September
Leeds – with Festival Angels
28th – 30th August
Bramham Park, Leeds
This legendary and massive music festival for fans of all genres, has been running since 1999. Now in its 20th year, Leeds yet again welcomed over 100,000 attendees to its 600 acre plot. Friday saw the fun begin with headliners Foo Fighters alongside Bastille, Chvrches, Enter Shikari. Saturday was indie-pop supergroup central, with The 1975 and The Wombats alongside You Me At Six and Twin Atlantic. Finally, Sunday wrapped up an awesome weekend with huge names Post Malone, Twenty One Pilots, Blossoms and Billie Eilish.
Picture Source (Luke Dyson, Leeds Festival)
This year, we were proud to be working with Festival Angels to handle the lost property at Leeds. On site, Festival Angels’ volunteers managed all lost property operations whilst also providing welfare services for any festival goer in need. #JesusLovesFestivals!
Picture Source (Festival Angels)
Lost report form: Leeds Festival – closes 25th September
Victorious
23rd – 25th August
Southsea, Portsmouth
Coined ‘a festival for music lovers’, Victorious is exactly what it says on the tin. Finalist in both the ‘Best Family Festival’ and ‘Best Metropolitan Festival’ categories for 2018, this Portsmouth-based event is a winner for the whole family. All three days featured a huge range of music genres, from pop to indie and from RnB to house.
Picture Source (Tom Langford)
Two Door Cinema Club headlined the Friday whilst drum and bass group Rudimental took the reins on the Saturday. An epic lineup rounded up Sunday, featuring Basement Jaxx, New Order and The Vaccines. Over 120,00 attendees lit up the coast of Portsmouth, securing its place as a big festival name for 2020.
Picture Source (Victorious)
“Received my daughters lost item this morning, can’t thank you enough for its return, she’ll be one happy girl, thanks again for your help and professionalism.”
Found item at Victorious
Lost report form: Victorious – closes 25th September
Southport Weekender Festival
31st August
Crystal Palace, London
After two years in north London, the ‘world’s friendliest party’ moved to a new home for 2019. This one-day event celebrated the next generation of house, disco and soul music with brand new artists. The line-up featured Naughty by Nature, Shalamar, Ten City and special guest David Rodigan. Attendees transformed into disco divas in the late August London sunset and it was a magical event to round-up UK festival season
Picture Source (Oli Riley, Southport Weekender)
“Such great news! This has made my day. Thanks so much. And to the person who handed it in!”
Found item at Southport Weekender Festival
Lost report form: Southport Weekender – closes 30th September
So, that’s officially the end of the UK festival season 2019! We’re so pleased to have been able to work with a vast number and range of festivals this summer. NotLost are proud to have helped over 20 British festivals to modernise their existing lost property system and return more lost items back to festival goers.
Can’t let go of the summer feeling just yet? Dive into our June and July editions of the UK Festival Review series.
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