What do you get for volunteering for Shazam:
18-20 hours before or 12 hours during ShazamFest =
Weekend pass to the festival.
Free shuttle buses from downtown Montreal to ShazamFest
Free Shazam shuttles on site, 50¢ rebate on beer, free parking.
Meals for 24$ for the whole weekend at the Famfood Kitchen
Training, meaningful work and a great community.
Pre and Post Shazam work
Tasks Pre-Shazam:
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Building new structures and installations.
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Fixing and checking existing structures.
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Painting signs and installing them.
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Roping off parking, camping and other delimitations
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Placing all the tables, chairs, garbage cans, recycling, etc.
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Creating new campsites.
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General clean up and beautification of the festival site.
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Clean fire pits and cut and chop wood.
Tasks Post-Shazam:
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Clean up and sorting of garbage, recycling and compost.
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Putting away and sorting all the materials for winter storage.
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Making sure the festival site is completely clean.
If you’re coming the week before the festival you can ask permission to camp out on site. We usually are a large crew and will be making music by the campfire most nights
Box Office/Welcome
Tasks:
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Welcome people at their arrival to the front gate and brief them on parking, camping and waste management.
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Show them where to park if they have campers.
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Check the right list and provide the right passes for volunteers, artists and vendors.
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Make sure people are parking properly in the parking lot.
Security/Bottleneck (16+)
Tasks:
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Help anyone in need.
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Make sure people are wearing the right bracelets for the day.
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Control all vehicle traffic including the Shazam Carts.
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Control the ardors of any unruly festivalgoers.
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Search people for glass and alcohol at the bottleneck and to make sure it doesn’t make it on to the main stage site.
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Make sure campfires are in designated fire pits and no higher then thigh high.
Shazam Cart (18+)
Tasks:
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Charge a 2$ fee or a coupon all attendees wanting a lift from the parking lot to the festival site and vice versa.
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Ferry people with reduced mobility, Artists and their equipment, Vendors and Volunteer to their destinations free of charge.
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Act as ShazamFest ambassadors and to help people
Bar (18+)
Tasks:
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Serve drinks and make people happy.
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Make sure the bar is clean and to bus the tables in and around the bar.
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No serving of overly intoxicated Shazamers.
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Selling cups and drink tickets.
Shazam Store & info
Tasks:
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Sell ShazamFest and Artists Merchandise and beer & drink tickets.
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Give info about scheduling and activities on site.
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Take care of the lost and found.
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Make sure people can use the ATM
FamFood and Daycare (16+)
Tasks:
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Prepare and serve food to the volunteers and artists.
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Make sure that the children signed up for daycare have activities and are well taken care of.
Green Team
Tasks:
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Make sure that the garbage, recycling, and compost are not overflowing.
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Remove full bags and replace with empty
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Make sure all the toilets are clean and have toilet paper.
Stagehand
Tasks:
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Help the stage manager with any tasks assigned.
First Aid (18+)
Tasks:
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Hang out at the first aid tent and treat all minor cuts, scrapes and other minor mishaps.
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To stabilize and treat al major injuries while waiting for the ambulance.
Once you filled out the form please send it to:
Once you are selected as a volunteer all the information about your shifts, coordinator and training will be sent to you.
Any questions? Let me know!
See you there!
VOLUNTEER RULES
-Volunteers must present themselves 15 minutes before their shift and 30 minutes for all volunteers working their first shift at the box office.
-All volunteers must be sober during their shifts. Please keep in mind your representing the festival even when you’re not working so please try keep your partying at a respectable level. Remember we lead by example.
-Volunteers must be polite and respectful towards all.
-If a volunteer cannot fill their shift they must advise the head of their department 8 hours before their shift.
-If the flashing light at the sound booth is flashing all available volunteers must come and assemble.
Failure to comply with these rules will result in the removal of your bracelet you to leave or pay full price for your pass.