If you really want to go to Leeds this year but simply cannot afford to then this may be for you. The Leeds Festival CAT Team requires you to work three eight hour shifts in exchange for free entry to the festival and also access to CAT only places (such as private showers and toilets!). I know someone who did this last year and they highly reccomend it, apparently it’s easy to choose your shifts so you can get to see the bands you want.

We are looking for between 100 > 120 volunteers (per event) to be the “eyes and ears” of the Carling Weekend Reading & Leeds Festival campsites. At no time are we expecting you to compromise your personal safety or become involved in any confrontational situations. We would simply like you to report in to us everything you see and hear. In addition, we really want to build on the work we did in 2003, 2004 and 2005 to make our campsites friendlier and to create a good atmosphere - by you being there helping people, you will help us achieve this.

If this sounds good to you you can read more and apply here: http://www.dcsiteservices.com/cats/