From Geisha girls to Cosplay characters, Hyper Japan offered something for everyone at this year’s festival. Taking place in the O2, Japanophiles from all over the country gathered to celebrate the nation’s vibrant pop culture and immerse themselves in all things kawaii! The atmosphere was fantastic – all smiles, chats, and…
Global Sharing Week takes place June 7-13 and it sees the world’s sharing companies getting together to show how, with a few lifestyle tweaks, anyone can save serious money, help the environment or improve their social situation by sharing with others.
Liftshare has been around since 1998, but it still warms our hearts to see car owners sharing their vehicle’s…
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We’re now firmly in the UK festival season, and the next few months will bring plenty of sunshine, live music and fun times for all. As part of the new season, Liftshare is taking a closer look at The Wickerman Festival, which is one of Scotland’s largest live music events. To mark the occasion we thought we’d take a…
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Liftshare has just started working with the wonderful festival Boomtown Fair, which takes place August 13-16 on the Matterly Estate in Winchester. This is one of the most different, wildly unique and intriguing festivals we’ve worked with in some time.
Allow us to explain; BoomTown “rose up from the underground” in 2009 and started a narrative that flows alongside each…
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Between 28-31 August the Shrewsbury Folk Festival will bring a world of musical diversity and fun to the West Midlands Showground.
The organisers recently started recommending Liftshare as a cheaper, social and greener way to travel together, so we decided to take a closer look at the event and what you can expect…
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The music festival format has been so ingrained that it can be hard to imaging a big open air event with tents, stages and camping without a dedicated musical component.
However, the wonderful Barefoot Festival jumped ahead of the curve with an alternative extravaganza focused on dancing, theatrics and naturally – a lot of fire. It takes…
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Wychwood Festival 2015 kicks off at Cheltenham Racecourse on May 29-31, and it’s going to be a megaton year! The festival is now recommending Liftshare as a replacement travel option as a way of helping revellers save money on petrol, get a lift if they haven’t got a car, and to reduce carbon…
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We’ve just got word that Sheffield’s brilliant Tramlines festival has added rap legends the Wu-Tang Clan, indie rockers The Charlatans and dance troupe Basement Jaxx as headliners. It’s all going down July 24-26.
They’re followed by Mike Skinner, Jimmy Edgar and RnB duo Ekkah, along with another appearance by mathcore outfit Rolo Tomassi.
Tramlines festival director Sarah Nulty said of…
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Liftshare is always keen to see festivals reduce the amount of waste they produce each year, which is why we encourage revellers to share cars together as a way of cutting down on emissions.
But what about the material waste left behind after a big open-air festival? We recently spoke with Kes, editor at the Festival…
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Liftshare is always keen to explore festivals with a difference and Ireland’s Castlepalooza is certainly an interesting event.
It’s a music and arts weekender that sits in the shadow of the historic Charleville Castle, which was built between 1800 and 1809, and is the focus of ongoing restoration projects. Castlepalooza supports the castle’s upkeep and a portion of each…
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Next stop on Liftshare’s festival interview slate is the award-winning Willowman Festival – a huge four-day event in North Yorkshire that was conceptualised by just one man, the great Steve Williams – although that’s not to dimish the effort all of the organisers and staff put in each year. Festivals are hard work, after all!
This year’s…
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When many people think about music festivals there’s every chance they see sunny fields, massive stages beneath blue skies, and acres of countryside being battered by thousands of wellied feet. Is it possible to hold such a grand festival in an inner city setting? Absolutely.
Enter Tramlines: a booming city festival that takes place across Sheffield every…
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Sometimes a festival comes along that truly nails the concept of community spirit and the real power that music has to bring people together. The Tenterden Folk Festival (1-4 October) is one of those inspiring events that sees many people and businesses from across the town do their bit to make it a truly memorable occasion….
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The London A Cappella Festival 2015 takes place January 29-31 at Cadogan Hall on Kings Place. It’s a different breed of music festival that ditches instrumentals and sees singers performing without any backing tracks – so it’s no surprise that the term A Cappella means ‘without instrumental accompaniment.’ Get it?
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Happy Friday Liftsharers and welcome to a special edition of our weekly Spotify playlist. We recently introduced the Norwich and Doncaster Blues, Rhythm and Rock Festivals, which are taking place February 28 and March 1 respectively.
Both festivals boast a stunning line up of hazy guitar licks, silky smooth vocals and toe-tapping…
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Happy new year Liftsharers and fans of money-saving alike!
The new year is upon us and it’s likely many of you will have added ‘save more money’ to your resolution list. Let’s be honest; the cost of living isn’t going down any time soon, but that doesn’t mean you can’t break old habits, trim back on non-essential spending and put…
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