Heading to Isle of Wight Festival this summer to get sun, sea and sounds? We’ve got a prize draw that you’ll love! Liftshare are working with the team at Isle of Wight Festival to give one lucky winner a pair of VIP upgrades for their tickets. The upgrade will give you…

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“Sun is shining, weather is sweet, makes you wanna move your dancing feet” – The infamous words of Mr. Bob Marley. It’s something that thousands of people are set to do this summer, at festivals like Download, Latitude, and Isle of Wight. Let’s just hope the weather holds out, and the bands will handle the rest!

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We are the gift that keeps on giving! Not only do our Latitude Liftsharer’s get access to the Liftshare priority parking giving them easy access to the festival site, we’re also giving you the chance to grab a Liftshare goody bag and win £200! Find the Liftshare team at the…

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Festival season is well upon us! We’ve already seen phenomenal performances from big names such as Kasabian at Isle of Wight and Ozzy Osbourne at Download but there’s more to come with Solange at Latitude, Liam Gallagher at RiZE and Kendrick Lamar at Reading & Leeds. It’s set to be an amazing summer – not to mention World Cup…

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Latitude festival is only a few weeks away, with the likes of Solange, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and The Charlatans all hitting the stage at Henham Park. If the music’s not your bag, the festival offers you so much more, with comedy from Mo Gilligan, Shappi Khorsandi and Joel Dommett to name just a few, as well as theatre, dance,…

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We say this with fingers and toes crossed – but after the recent heatwave, we think we may have made it out of winter. The more pleasant weather has got us thinking about Mr Whippy’s, barbeques, and, of course, festivals. Whether you fancy moshing at Download or a cultured affair at Latitude, we’ve got you covered! This year, why not…

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With this year’s festival playing host to The 1975, Mumford and Sons, Fleet Foxes, Public Service Broadcasting and Goldfrapp, Latitude Festival looks to be the biggest Henham Park has ever seen. And of course, you want to get there, get settled and jump straight in: so why wait in car park queues and walk from one end of the site…

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Kate told us that she rarely gets to see her sister, so if she won festival tickets, she’d share the experience with her – for a child-free weekend of singalongs, dancing and sunshine. Kate was pretty excited when we called her to confirm that we’d be sending her to the Isle…

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A number of UK supermarkets are in talks with an AI company to use software algorithms to charge more for petrol during busy periods. Denmark-based software company a2i Systems already supply technology to petrol stations in Europe and the US to run ‘demand-pay’ systems, and have now launched in the UK. Their software algorithms predict busy periods on forecourts (the…

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Download Festival is set for another huge year with the likes of Aerosmith, System Of A Down, Alter Bridge, Biffy Clyro, A Day To Remember and AFI all gracing the main stage. Most drive to the site, due to the location, but even so, you can find yourself with a long walk from the car park to the campsite –…

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The Isle of Wight Festival is set for its biggest year ever from 8th-11th June, with a line-up featuring David Guetta, Run DMC, Arcade Fire, Rod Stewart, Kaiser Chiefs, The Vamps, The Pretenders, and RagNBone Man. It looked as though IOW 2017 might not happen, but the festival has struck back with perhaps its most star-studded line-up ever -…

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At the beginning of the summer, we hosted a competition for Liftshare members to win a pair of tickets for the Isle Of Wight Festival by joining the festival’s own Liftshare scheme. IOW offer priority parking for those liftsharing to and from the event, so it’s always…

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When we launched our competition for Liftshare members to win tickets to Download, we didn’t expect poetry. But when submitting her entry to let us know why she should win the tickets, Emma delivered just that, and wrote the following: Hey there Liftshare, nice to meet you, I’ve got…

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You’ve bought your ticket, dug out your old tent, and bought new wellies. Now it’s time to sort actually getting to and from the site. It probably won’t shock you that we think you should liftshare to your next event. And here’s why, as explained by the citizens of Springfield… 1 Priority parking, free giveaways, surprise upgrades… With more and more festivals…

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The Isle of Wight Festival is set for its biggest year ever from 9th-12th June, with a line-up featuring The Who, Queen + Adam Lambert, Faithless and Stereophonics. 2016 will see a mix of the biggest and best new music, a celebration of 40 years of punk and music venues throughout the site.  With Bohemian Woods being taken…

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Oxfam Stewards provide volunteer staff at the UK’s top festivals whilst raising vital funds for famine relief, emergency aid, and injustice causes across the globe. Today’s the day that volunteer applications open, and the Oxfam Stewards Liftshare Group launches. Stewards will be travelling together and sharing lifts to and from festivals and events all over the country, in order to help…

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It’s been a viral staple for CBS ever since its launch, and now James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke is set to have its own standalone TV series! Every video produced by The Late Late Show host has hit the big-time and been watched and shared across the world. But it seems that the sporadic nature of the skits just isn’t enough to…

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Festival season is almost upon us, and revellers everywhere are booking up their Liftshares to get to and from this summer’s best events as easily and cheaply as possible. But now there’s another way to make your festival experience hassle-free and cut down on the time you spend sorting out your essentials. Enter Camplight – and here’s their…

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Loads of big events and festivals are on-board with Liftshare now, and as a lovely bunch who care about their sites and fans, we like to let you know who they all are and what they’re up to! We caught up with Olly Purchase, who works at a festival with a difference, Big Church Day Out, to find out…

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The city of Shenzhen in China has started issuing electronic IDs to vehicles; piloting a system that sees 200,000 IDs installed to allow real-time tracking of cars. The IDs are supplied by a central Government agency, and the first batch have been given to eight specific types of vehicles, including school buses, heavy duty trucks, and anything carrying hazardous materials or waste….

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The World Half Marathon Champions come to Cardiff on 26th March 2016, and it’s set to be the best event yet. But, there’s a lot going on in Wales’ capital, and travel can be tricky with road closures and changed services. So, here’s our full guide to getting around (other than actually during the half-marathon, that’s down to you!). Road…

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In another big break-through for driverless vehicles following trials in Milton Keynes, convoys of driverless lorries could be taking to motorways in the UK for trials. Report suggest that Chancelor George Osborne will confirm funding for a project in the upcoming budget announcement; allowing up to 10 autonomous trucks to convoy a few metres apart on Britain’s motorways. The M6…

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Sheffield-based festival Tramlines have announced their biggest line-up yet – and it’s one not to be missed! Hip-hop heroes Jurassic 5 and pop icon Kelis have been added to its 2016 bill, alongside a whole host of new additions. The festival, which takes place from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 July across four outdoor spaces and 15 venues across the…

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Wychwood Festival takes place at Cheltenham Racecourse in June, with a campsite at the foot of the beautiful Prestbury Hills. They’re a little different to other music festivals, with loads on offer, and are passionate about keeping their site green and healthy. As something we think is worth liftsharing to this summer, we caught up with Festival Director…

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Last night was The Grammys – arguably the biggest night of the year for the western music industry. But, parties aside, it was business as usual for James Corden; he still had to head back to CBS Television City to film The Late Late Show and cover all of the action for those at home. And who better to join him…

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  The Masked Ball is set to kick off the summer’s festival line-up in true style. From May 20-22nd, Porthleven in Cornwall will become a festival utopia like no other – with hundreds of performers across 12 curated stages. This isn’t like any festival that you’ve been to before. It’s a spectacularly themed festival that by its own admission has…

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Throughout August, Liftshare held a new award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which was designed to get performers and their fans thinking about their impact on the environment while in the Scottish capital. Congestion is a very real issue across Scotland and the broader UK, and as the Fringe is the world’s largest cultural event, it’s no secret that the…

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The Edinburgh Fringe is coming to a close on Monday, August 31st, and it’s been a typically busy year in the capital, which has played host to what is arguably the largest cultural event in the world. As you can imagine, the city streets get pretty busy each August and high traffic levels are common, which is why

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We’re just a day away from the close date of our first Liftshare Festival Fringe Award, and we’ve got another entry spotlight for you to check out. The aim of this award was to invite comedians and performers at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe to send in videos of themselves talking about their green views, what they do to reduce their…

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It’s the last week of our Liftshare Festival Fringe Award, but we still have some great entries from comedians and performers to share with you. If you’ve only just encountered our award, it’s essentially a new accolade we’ve opened up to acts at this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which invites them to send us a video of themselves sharing their…

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We’re firmly into week two of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and we’ve had a steady stream of acts submitting entries to our inaugural green comedy award. The Liftshare Festival Fringe Award was started as a way for festival performers to send us videos of themselves talking about their green views, encouraging their fans to think green and of course -…

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Reading Festival fans might find their travel plans delayed, thanks to a strike planned by rail provider First Great Western. The industrial action will take place for three days throughout the bank holiday weekend, from 12:01 am on Saturday August 29th to Monday August 31st. Get Reading reports that Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) is holding its latest strike…

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This week, Liftshare launched a brand new comedy award for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, which invites comedians from across the world to tell us their views about green and sustainability issues, or do something funny to get people thinking about environmental matters. Why? Because last year Fringe acts sold over 2 million show tickets, and the Scottish capital…

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Last week I had my third ‘pavement collision’ caused by my having my face glued to my phone whilst trying to follow directions to the nearest Pizza Express. The collision was bad enough to cause me to reflect on whether the accident was excusable. Could I justify bumping into an innocent tourist in order to make it to Pizza…

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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…

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Car sharing is all about friendly people helping others by sharing what they have, so when we heard that a new music festival had been crowd-funded through the generosity and goodwill of others, we simply had to get in touch with them to find out more. Meet MugStock, the new boutique festival that takes place in MugDock country…

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Glastonbury is arguably the UK’s biggest music festival, and it’s all taking place 24-28 June at Worthy Farm in Pilton. Many Liftshare staff have been going to the festival for years, so it’s hands-down the office favourite. In fact, Liftshare members have registered over 1,000 journeys to Glastonbury every year since 2008, so it’s a community favourite too. Because we have so…

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As part of our ongoing festival coverage, we’ve interviewed the team behind music and food event Asparafest (30-31 May at Ashdown Farm in Worcestershire).  On the music side, Asparafest has a great line-up of acts playing music from over the world and countless genres, such as The Wurzels. Blackbeard’s Tea Party, Moulettes, Bayou Seco, Thrill Collins. Model Folk and Pistol…

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We’ve just teamed up with the UK’s best yoga-based festival Colourfest (June 5-8 at St. Giles House, Dorest), which also includes a great mix of live music, dance, story-telling and theatre events. It’s an event like no other, and we’re helping its fans get there together by sharing lifts. Not only will they save a great deal of…

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On Monday we took a quick look at BoomTown Fair (August 13-16 on the Matterly Estate in Winchester), which is arguably one of the UK’s most unique music festivals. Formed in 2009, the first year kicked off the opening ‘chapter’ of a long narrative focussed on the fictional village of BoomTown and its weird and wonderful inhabitants like Nicholas Boom himself. Each…

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(Hint: It’s not the bus picture above) One of the UK’s hottest bands right now is arguably Catfish & the Bottlemen, If you haven’t heard of them before, chances are they’ll be inescapable in months to come. Check out their album ‘The Balcony’ if you want to give them a try. The Liftshare team are keen festival-goers and much of…

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Liftshare recently started working with West Sussex music festival Big Church Day Out, and we thought we’d taken a closer look at why you need to check the event out, as well as its great charitable and green efforts. The festival is running May 23-24 at Wiston House, and you can find tickets via the official…

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Liftshare continues its look at the UK festival scene with a glimpse of MugStock, a three-day crowd funded event in Mugdock Country Park, which is just north of Glasgow. Running August 7-9, MugStock’s organisers have dubbed the inaugural event a ’boutique new festival of music, performance, food, drink and extraordinary occurrences.’ Better yet, it’s a not-for-profit event that is…

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Liftshare holds green matters close to its heart, so when we started looking at festivals to cover and interview on our blog, we simply couldn’t overlook Oxfordshire’s Wood Festival – running 15-17th May at Braziers Park. So eco-conscious is this festival in fact, that editor of Festival Mag Kes name-dropped it in his interview with…

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Liftshare ran a piece last week on the wonderful Wychwood Festival at Cheltenham racecourse in Gloucestershire, and we thought we’d get in touch with organisers to get the inside story of its decade-long history. This year’s event takes place 28-31 May, and promises a great list of headliners and acts including UB40, Ladysmith Black…

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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 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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It feels like just yesterday we were tucking into Christmas dinner and ringing in the New Year, but we just checked our calendars to find that we’re over halfway done with January already. Where did the time go? While it’s possible that you’ve already failed your New Year’s resolutions already – let’s face it, they can be really hard to keep…

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Hello Liftsharers. Monday is upon us and we have yet another incredible UK festival that you simply need to check out in 2015. This week we’re taking a look at the NME Award-nominated Tramlines, an inner city music festival that comes to Sheffield between July 24-26. It’s different to the ‘field’ format of festivals like Glastonbury or…

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Happy Friday everyone and welcome to another new edition of our ever-expanding, always awesome weekend music playlist. Many people each year Liftshare their way to music festivals up and down the country – or even Europe! – so we’re all about driving to a killer tune and cutting loose when the beat drops. That’s why we’ve been crafting a regularly…

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Brighton Festival, England’s largest annual festival, takes place from Saturday 3rd to Sunday 25th May 2014. Now in its 48th year the festival welcomes the critically-acclaimed choreographer Hofesh Shechter as their sixth Guest Director, who has put together and innovative and ambitious programme – since 2009 each Festival has seen a major cultural figure take the…

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