VOLUNTEER TASKS

At Tinderbox, we offer a wide variety of volunteer tasks for you to choose from —whether you prefer being close to the audience, working backstage, or helping to ensure everything runs smoothly behind the scenes.

Below, you can explore some of the exciting tasks you can sign up for as a volunteer:

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Access/Security

When you’re at a concert, there are many people around the stage working hard to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for both the audience and the artists. One of the key roles is being a volunteer in the Front Zone.

What is the Frontzone?
The Frontzone is the area between the stage and the audience, where volunteers work closely with experienced security personnel and crowd safety coordinators. It’s an important role that helps create safety throughout the concert 🎤🤘

Frontzone Magicbox
At Magicbox, only electronic music is played, so if you choose “Frontzone Magicbox,” you should be prepared to join a big party.

Tasks may include:

  • Assisting with audience safety and ensuring that everyone has a good experience.
  • Working with security staff to handle any situations that may arise.
  • Helping guests out of the crowd in case someone is feeling ill.

You will be placed between the stage and the audience, helping to maintain safety during the concerts – and don’t worry! You will, of course, get an introduction to all the tasks and also lots of assistance from our professional security team.

NOTE! You must be fluent in Danish. You will be standing a lot during your shift, which can be tough if you have issues with your knees, back, or similar.

As a Gatekeeper, you will play an important role in managing emergency exits and gates at the festival grounds. You’ll be visible to the festival guests, making you the one they’ll approach with any questions. So if you want to be a true champ, you might want to save our FAQ page so you can answer the questions 🥳

Tasks may include:

  • Checking wristbands and ensuring that only authorized individuals have access
  • Ensuring top-notch safety around emergency exits
  • Being visibly present on the festival grounds

You will be an essential part of the festival’s safety, and your efforts will be appreciated by the festival crew, fellow volunteers, and guests.

NOTE! You must be fluent in Danish. You will be standing a lot during your shift, which can be tough if you have issues with your knees, back, or similar.

As a volunteer on our entrance team, you will have the honor of being the first to welcome the festival’s guests. The entrance team is responsible for managing the guests’ access to the festival.

In your role as the face of the festival, you contribute to creating the positive atmosphere that greets guests as they step onto the festival grounds.

Tasks may include:

  • Checking tickets and wristbands to ensure everyone has valid entry
  • Putting wristbands on guests at the entrance
  • Conducting body searches to ensure everyone’s safety

As part of this team, you help give the festival’s guests the best welcome and send them off with a burst of great energy 🙌

NOTE! You will be standing a lot during your shift, which can be challenging if you have issues with your knees, back, or similar.

Are you ready for a versatile role where flexibility and enthusiasm are key? As a Runner, you’ll be an important part of the festival’s behind-the-scenes operations, taking on a variety of tasks.

Tasks may include:
– Transporting items around the festival site
– Setting up signs and other practical tasks
– Distributing snacks and coffee to fellow volunteers
– Keeping the Production Lounge organized, including restocking coffee, light cleaning, and ad hoc tasks

As a Runner, you’ll also have the chance to drive golf carts, helping you move around quickly and ensure everything runs smoothly 🛻

Your role is essential to making sure the festival runs like clockwork, and that everyone involved has an amazing experience. So hop on board and RUN-FORREST-RUN – the festival needs you! 🎉

NOTE! You must have a valid driver’s license. You will be walking a lot throughout your shift, and light lifting may be required during the task.

  • Practical clothing and good shoes are therefore highly recommended.

Would you like to help ensure that everything is in place and running smoothly at the festival site? Then this is the team for you!

As part of  Security Before/After, you play a key role in creating a safe and well-functioning festival area. You’ll handle a variety of practical tasks that ensure the festival runs seamlessly.

Tasks may include:
– Setting up the entrance area
– Organizing and managing bicycle parking
– Placing fire safety equipment around the site
– Installing signs and other necessary signage

This role is perfect for someone with an eye for detail who enjoys practical tasks that create structure and safety 🚧

NOTE! This is a physically demanding role that involves a lot of walking during your shift, and there will likely be lifting involved with the tasks.
– Practical clothing and good shoes are therefore highly recommended! 

Join a team where it’s perfectly okay to point and stand in the way a bit. As a traffic volunteer, you help direct traffic and check permits.

In this role, you contribute to ensuring smooth traffic flow and making sure everything runs safely and smoothly. There is room for collaboration and support across the roads 🚦

Tasks may include:

  • Directing traffic and ensuring that rules are followed
  • Checking permits for entry
  • Supporting your team members in maintaining a safe area

You will play an important role in ensuring the safety and security of both guests and your fellow volunteers.

Please note that we help each other across different areas, so it’s a good idea to be flexible and have a positive attitude. Your main task will, of course, be traffic, but there may be a need for assistance in other areas as well 🌟

NOTE! You must be fluent in Danish! You will be standing a lot during your shift, which can be tough if you have issues with your knees, back, or similar.

Atmosphere

When the construction of Tinderbox kicks off, there’s a whole army of dedicated individuals working behind the scenes to create the perfect festival site – one of these groups is the volunteer team Atmosfære.

What is Atmosphere? As part of Atmosphere, you jump in wherever needed, and you’re not afraid to get a little dirt under your nails or paint on your fingers 🔨👷‍♂️.

Tasks may include:

  • Setting up tables and benches as well as building creative seating.
  • Hanging signs and installing lighting to create the perfect festival atmosphere.
  • Painting walls, bars, and other materials.
  • After the festivities, we pack everything up, stack it neatly, and help clear the site.

If you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and aren’t afraid of physical work, this team is the perfect place for you!

NOTE! It is a physically demanding job with lots of walking during your shift. Some of the tasks will likely involve lifting, climbing ladders, and more.

Bar

As part of the Bar SWAT team, you’re the festival’s rapid response unit, ready to tackle any challenge that arises in our bars.

Your primary mission? To jump in where extra hands are needed the most—whether it’s pouring ice-cold beers at lightning speed or keeping the good vibes flowing when the pace picks up. But don’t worry, when your help isn’t required, you can kick back and recharge in our cozy SWAT tent, enjoying a well-deserved break with the rest of the team ✌️

Beverage Warehouse

As a volunteer at the beverage warehouse, you will have the chance to be at the heart of beverage distribution. This area is central to ensuring that all bars are well stocked, so guests can enjoy their drinks. So get ready to feel really important! 😉

Tasks may include:

  • Packing drinks for distribution
  • Transporting and delivering drinks to the bars
  • Ensuring that the warehouse is organized

Your role at the beverage warehouse is crucial for keeping the festivities going, and you will also have the opportunity to learn more about the logistics behind the festival.

NOTE! You will be walking a lot throughout the day and evening, and light lifting may be required during the task.

Catering

Do you want to be one of the most appreciated people among our artists? Then sign up and become a part of our Artist Catering in the Artist Village 🌟

Here, you will have the opportunity to pamper our guests with delicious food and ensure that they have an unforgettable experience.

Your tasks may include:

  • Serving tasty food to the artists
  • Handling the dishes to keep the kitchen tidy and organized
  • Assisting in the kitchen with various tasks
  • Ensuring that the area around the artists is always inviting and clean.

So if you love creating great experiences for others and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves in the kitchen, this role is for you!

NOTE! This can be a team where there is a lot of fluctuation between busy and quiet periods.

As a volunteer on this team, you’ll be part of the group that creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere for our artists.

You will help ensure that the kitchen and restaurant in the Artist Village are inviting and ready for the artists’ arrival, so they can enjoy their meals in cozy and well-organized surroundings 🫶

Tasks may include:
– Setting up tables and benches
– Small decoration tasks
– Preparing the kitchen in the Artist Village

With your help, the Artist Village will become a place where artists feel welcome and comfortable.

NOTE! It can be a physically demanding job with lots of walking during your shift. Some of the tasks will likely involve lifting.

  • Good shoes are therefore highly recommended!

Do you want to be one of the most popular among the festival crew and volunteers? Then you should sign up for Crew Catering! 🌟

In this role, you will have the opportunity to pamper the festival’s internal crew and ensure that they have the best conditions during their stay.

Your tasks may include:

  • Assisting in the kitchen with various tasks
  • Serving delicious food to the festival’s internal crew and volunteers
  • Handling the dishes to keep the kitchen tidy and organized
  • Ensuring that the area around the crew and volunteers is always inviting and clean.

So if you love creating great experiences for others and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves in the kitchen, this role is for you!

NOTE! This can be a team where there is a lot of fluctuation between busy and quiet periods.

As a volunteer in Volunteer Catering, you will have the opportunity to become one of the most appreciated colleagues among your fellow volunteers.

Your efforts will contribute to an atmosphere filled with warmth and togetherness, where everyone can enjoy a meal and good company.

Your tasks may include:
– Assisting in the kitchen with various tasks
– Serving food to your fellow volunteers
– Handling the dishes to keep the kitchen tidy and organized
– Ensuring that the area is always inviting and clean.

So if you love creating great experiences for others and aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves in the kitchen, this role is for you! 🧑‍🍳

NOTE! This can be a team where there is a lot of fluctuation between busy and quiet periods.

  • Practical clothing and good shoes are a good idea!

Cups and Jugs

We exclusively use reusable cups and jugs as part of our efforts for sustainability and the fight against unnecessary single-use plastic. This ambitious approach requires that we actually collect and reuse – and here, you play an important role.

Tasks may include:

  • Packing and delivering clean cups and jugs to the bars
  • Collecting and packing the used cups and jugs

If you enjoy physical work and like the idea of skipping the gym for a few days, this is the perfect role for you. With your efforts, you help us ensure that our sustainability initiative becomes a success ♻️

Lockers

Are you service-minded and good at being smiling and friendly when answering questions? If so, then the wardrobe is just for you!

The wardrobe consists of self-service lockers that guests can access themselves. Your primary task is to assist guests with any questions or problems that may arise. You will collaborate with the company responsible for the lockers so you can get answers to the technical details 🙋‍♂️

NOTE! You must speak both Danish and English. You will be standing a lot during your shift, which can be tough if you have issues with your knees, back, or similar.

Merch

As a volunteer in the merchandise booth, you become a central part of the festival’s energy. You’ll be responsible for selling the artists’ merchandise to the festival’s many guests 👚

Tasks may include:

  • Offering advice and guidance to guests about their purchases
  • Handling payments and keeping the booth organized
  • Restocking various merchandise items

As part of this team, you will have the opportunity to play an important role in the festival and bring joy to thousands of guests with products that extend their festival experience.

NOTE! You will be standing a lot during your shift, which can be challenging if you have issues with your knees, back, or similar.

Payment setup

Are you interested in working the shortest shift at the festival?
As part of the Terminal Packing Team, you will only work 6 hours – that’s it! ✌️When the festival site closes on Saturday night, all payment terminals need to be packed up. The terminals must be picked up at drop zones, transported to the trucks, and packed onto pallets.

NOTE! You must have a driver’s license. This is a physically demanding task. The terminals are heavy, and there are many lifts involved, so you should not be dealing with bad knees, hips, or similar conditions.

Resource

If sustainability is important to you and you want to help ensure that our festival leaves as little trace as possible, come and be a part of our Resource Team 💚

What is the Resource Team?
As part of the Resource Team, you will help ensure that the festival area always looks neat and inviting.

Tasks may include:

  • Sorting and collecting waste
  • Managing resources and materials
  • Guiding our guests so they know where the waste should go

Join our green team and help us create a sustainable festival!

NOTE! This is a physically demanding role that involves a lot of walking during your shift, and there will be lifting involved with the tasks.

If you have a big heart for the environment and want to help guide our guests toward optimal waste sorting, then you’re the one we’re looking for! Come join us in getting everything ready before we open the gates 💚

As Resource Before/After, you’ll help set up and take down our Resource Yard.

Tasks may include:

  • Placing trash bins and containers
  • Setting up sorting stations and signage
  • Carrying out other practical tasks

Join our green team and help us create a sustainable festival!

NOTE! This is a physically demanding role that involves a lot of walking during your shift, and there will likely be lifting involved with the tasks.

Site Production

When you volunteer at Production Check-In, you are the festival’s first welcoming committee for crew, volunteers, and suppliers. Your role is crucial in creating a positive atmosphere right from the start!

What is Production Check-In?
Production Check-In is the area where all arrivals at the festival are managed. Here, you will work on checking in, providing guidance, and ensuring that the production vehicle is stocked with necessary materials.

Tasks may include:

  • Checking in and welcoming crew, volunteers, and suppliers
  • Guiding and assisting those who arrive
  • Distributing parking permits
  • Ensuring that the production vehicle has all necessary materials

As part of Production Check-In, you contribute to a great start to the festival, making sure everyone feels welcome and well-prepared! 💪🏼

If ‘service’ is your middle name, and you love to say ‘we can sort that out’, then you are the perfect candidate for our Warehouse, which serves as the festival’s internal storage.

What is Warehouse?
Warehouse is the festival’s internal storage area, where all the necessary equipment and materials for the festival are kept. You will help ensure that our team has everything they need to carry out their tasks effectively.

Tasks may include:
– Assisting in finding and distributing equipment such as radios, tools, and other materials.
– Ensuring that the storage area is organized and easily accessible.
– To receive and sort returned equipment

As part of the Warehouse team, you will gain a unique insight into how the festival operates behind the scenes while making a valuable contribution! 👷

NOTE! You will be standing a lot during your shift, which can be challenging if you have issues with your knees, back, or similar.

  • Practical clothing and good shoes are therefore highly recommended!

Stage Production

When you’re at a concert, there are many people working hard behind the scenes to create an amazing experience for both the audience and the artists. One of the key roles is the Stagehand.

What is a Stagehand?
A stagehand is responsible for moving and handling the artists’ equipment and instruments before and after the concerts. It’s an important role that ensures all gear is ready and in place, allowing the concert to run smoothly and without delays 🎸

Tasks may include:

  • Transporting instruments, amplifiers, and other equipment to and from the stage
  • Assisting with set changes between different artists, including setting up microphones, stage props, and other technical equipment
  • Working closely with technicians, artists, and other volunteers to make sure everything goes as planned

Stagehands make a big difference by ensuring that all the technical aspects of a concert are handled professionally. Without them, it would be impossible to execute concerts with the same quality and timing 🥁

NOTE! This is a physically demanding role that involves a lot of walking during your shift, and there will be lifting involved with the tasks.

There may be longer waiting times between concerts if there is no need to move equipment on or off the stage. Especially final load-outs after the last artist can take time, as they often have the largest tour productions. It is therefore important that everyone cooperates to complete the task quickly and efficiently

Swat

The festival’s SWAT team is ready to tackle any challenges that may arise. Curious about what it means to be part of this dynamic team? Here’s an insight into the role:

SWAT handles a wide range of tasks at the festival, from managing sudden busy periods in certain areas to unexpected problems and ad hoc tasks that may come up.

Tasks may include:

  • Transporting materials
  • Assisting in securing the area during challenging weather conditions
  • Helping ensure there are no bottlenecks or dangerous situations

As part of the SWAT team, you become an invaluable part of the festival. The flexibility and ability to handle varying tasks make a big difference, and you get the opportunity to experience many different aspects of festival operations 💪

So, if you’re considering volunteering at Tinderbox and want a versatile experience, you should definitely consider the SWAT team.

NOTE! You will be walking a lot throughout the day and evening, and light lifting may be required during the task.

As part of the SWAT-team, it’s essential that you’re ready to assist with all types of tasks that may arise. If you prefer to focus on one specific task, this might not be the right team for you.

VIP and Partnership

During the festival, we have a team dedicated to serving our partners during the event. This is the perfect team for you if you love making a difference and always have a smile on your face 🫶

Your role is essential to ensuring a great experience for our partners, whether during quiet moments or busy periods.

Tasks may include:

  • Restocking refreshments and other materials
  • Light cleaning and tidying to keep the area presentable
  • Preparing various items to ensure everything runs smoothly

You’ll experience moments where you can focus on the details, but also times when your service mindset and smile are key to creating a positive atmosphere ✨

NOTE! This is a physically demanding role that involves a lot of walking during your shift, and there will likely be lifting involved with the tasks.

When the festival takes place, a team is ready to provide service to the VIP guests. The VIP service includes support for the VIP stage, where you work closely with a dedicated team to ensure that the guests receive the best treatment. Your role is important in creating a luxurious atmosphere where every detail matters ✨

Tasks may include:

  • Restocking refreshments and snacks for the VIP guests.
  • Light cleaning and tidying up to keep the area neat.
  • Preparing various items to ensure a great experience for the guests.

You will experience both calm moments where you can focus on the details and busy periods where your smile and service attitude are crucial in creating a pleasant atmosphere.

NOTE! This is a physically demanding role that involves a lot of walking during your shift, and there will likely be lifting involved with the tasks.

As part of this team, you will play an important role in setting up and taking down the festival’s VIP area and Partnership area. The tasks are varied and require practical skills and a can-do attitude. 💪

Tasks may include:

  • Painting and preparing the areas
  • Cleaning and general tidying up
  • Other craft-related tasks
  • Moving and setting up tables and equipment

This role is perfect for someone who loves to get stuck in and be part of a team that ensures the festival looks its best from start to finish.

NOTE! This is a physically demanding role that involves a lot of walking during your shift, and there will be lifting involved with the tasks.