Brief & angles
Story universe: act context, slot context, the headline pull, brand / sponsor angle if relevant.
02Services · Festival PR
Festival PR for plays, slots and weekend coverage.
Press, listings, line-up announcement copy, photographer hooks and broadcast pickups — for artists on the UK festival circuit. Quite Great has been running festival campaigns since 1996.
What festival PR actually does.
Festival PR is its own brief. Coverage isn't about a record or a release — it's about a slot, a story, a stage, and the weekend itself. We build press around the headline, the line-up context, the photographer's view and the post-weekend broadcast feeds.
A festival PR timeline.
Pre-event press
Previews, listings, features pitched to NME, DIY, The Quietus, Guardian Guide, regional press, BBC 6 Music.
Photographer & broadcast access
Booking photographer slots, securing broadcast permissions, organising on-site interviews with NME / VICE / BBC.
Run-up & live coverage
Day-of playback, slot reporting, BBC feeds, listings with new hook if the lineup shifts.
FAQFestival PR Questions
The questions people always ask.
When should festival PR start?
Sooner than you think. For a summer booking, celebrity listings, preview features and broadcast slots need to be in motion from late winter. For a brand new name on an early slot, broadcast pickups and weekend coverage can be locked in 6–10 weeks before the festival weekend.
Do you handle festival PR for unsigned artists?
Yes. We run festival PR for major and indie labels side by side; an unsigned name on an early-stage slot has a different story to a headliner, and we'd push each differently. Quite Great has supported both since 1996.
Can you handle festival broadcast pickups?
Yes — many of our festival coverage assignments carry broadcast-feeds and BBC pieces, especially from Glastonbury, Reading, Isle of Wight, Bestival's successors and Latitude. We coordinate footage, photographer access and broadcast angles directly.
Got a festival slot?
Email us with the artist, the festival, the date and the slot, and we'll come back with a short proposal.