The A-Z of Festivals with Rob da Bank

Rob catches up with king of podcasts, rapper, poet, wrestling addict and all round good egg Scroobius Pip on what Tom Hardy's really like, why he won’t play Glastonbury right now and the art of the encore. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bertie is half of the pioneering Arcadia crew who have been making world beating insane stages and immersive festival experiences like the Afterburner and this years Pangea which smashed Glastonbury. Rob caught up with him about being ten years old, blowing people away in China and building wells in Sierra Leone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robby meets Matt the Hat who wears numerous hats from owning The Worlds biggest Bouncy Castle with Mr da Bank himself to running the Inflatable Church at festivals across the world and Street Food Circus. He spills the beans on his 8 fave festi memories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back this week as Rob da Bank reminisces over his top 10 Bestival headliners from over the years. He talks through them one by one, with fun backstage stories to boot! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rob chats to Bob Wilson who looks after Special Events at Greenpeace. They chat Glastonbury, positive action and everything festivals! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob da Bank's A-Z of Festivals is back with a bang! Listen and delve into the world of green festivals with Claire O'Neill and what you can do as a punter to be a more eco friendly festival goer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Rob chats to... himself! That's right, it's Camp Bestival this weekend at Lulworth Castle, Dorset so Rob talks us through the A-Z of Camp Bestival from site! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob da Bank is joined by Fred Olafsson, founder for the midnight sun festival, Secret Solstice in Iceland. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob catches up with the arts and special events promoter, Kirsty Taylor and talent buyer, Ed Lilo for Suffolk's Latitude Festival which takes place 18-21st July. Just back from Glastonbury, Rob gets the low down on their day to day, line up and the festival build up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of Glastonbury this weekend, we’ve done a re-edit of the first ever A-Z of Festivals Podcast to include some juicy bits we couldn’t before!After 23 Glastonbury visits, Rob went down to Worthy Farm to chat to Emily Eavis who drives the Glastonbury ship these days.He finds out where they are at with 2019 planning, and her perspective on planning one of the world's biggest and most loved festivals.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beans on Toast AKA Jay is one of the most colourful and charismatic fellows on the UK festival scene. He's worked with everyone from Mumford and Sons, through to releasing ten of his own solo albums, his own book Drunk Folk Stories, he's a funny guy - has seen it all, done it all and has got the medals and the trophies to show. Rob caught up with him pre-Glastonbury. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob catches up with Ray who set up the original Isle of Wight Festival with his brother and ended up beating Woodstock to book Bob Dylan and bring hundreds of thousands of people to a small island floating off the south coast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Download is possibly the world's biggest rock festival and has a rabid fanbase in the nicest possible way. The man behind it and occasional cowboy hat wearer Andy Copping spills the beans on why it's one of the nicest festivals out there whilst still keeping it scary! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob chats to the mighty Chris Tofu MBE, vibemaster and the beating heart of the UK left field scene. They discuss Glastonbury, Global Local, Continental Drifts and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The biggest discussion yet, Robby chats to Paul Reed from AIF, Kevin Moore from Boardmasters and NASS, Mary Corfield from Green Belt and Liam Mayet from Camp Bestival on the huge issue of tent disposal at festivals.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special one this week! Introducing Rob’s wife, Josie da Bank who is spilling the beans on her wisdom of 15 years of running festivals including Camp Bestival, Bestival and more!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robby goes behind the scenes of Trew Fields, the brainchild of Sophie Trew and the world's first cancer awareness and holistic health festival. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob met with broadcaster Gemma Cairney in sunny Margate on Bank Holiday Monday to swim and to chat all things festivals!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The sweet smell of festival season is upon us! Episode 6 of the A-Z of Festivals is with my old sparring partner Simon Taffe who founded End of the Road Festival. He’s got an incredible music taste and has followed a real vision with End of the Road. Enjoy!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For podcast 5, we managed to get time with Sara Cox! Her and her family have been staunch festival supporters, she has her own best selling book and I've know her since the glory days of the 90s! She's the ubiquitous queen of all, and I caught up with her at the BBC Club. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Drum roll please for one of the most innovative and downright insane festivals out there- Boomtown! Rob catches up with Head of Music, Kaptin and gets the lowdown on what’s in store for 2019 and beyond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Step up the queen of Radio 1, party starter, mum of boys and festival guru Annie Mac for my latest foray into festies. Annie goes deep into gender equality, designing her dream stages as we sip herbal tea in her Woman Cave. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second in Rob da Bank's A-Z of Festivals is a chat with John Empson, promoter and programmer for Wilderness, Eden Sessions and Citadel Festivals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Starting in the best of places for an a-z with the letter G, it's Glastonbury. After 23 Glastonbury visits, Rob goes down to Worthy Farm to chat to Emily Eavis who drives the Glastonbury ship these days.He finds out where they are at with 2019 planning, and her perspective on planning one of the world's biggest and most loved festivals.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A foray into the world of festivals with music man and festival guru Rob da Bank, exploring the underbelly and secrets of how the world's best festivals run. One week he may chat to a megastar headliner, then someone behind the scenes spilling the beans on what it takes to run a festival and other weeks may be a run down on 2019 festival line-ups with inside gossip and facts.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.