#CrashTheParty
As festival season kicks off, AGF is teaming up with big names in the music industry to make a difference. Our partnership with “Just Vote 24” and the exciting #CrashTheParty' campaign is all about getting young people involved in shaping the future through voting. It's an exciting time as we join forces with festival fans and leaders in the music world to make sure everyone's voice is heard.
MUSIC INDUSTRY GIANTS UNITE BEHIND YOUTH VOTE CAMPAIGN “JUST VOTE”
Just Vote’s partnership with the summer festivals, ‘Crash the Party’ , features:
Glastonbury Festival galvanising voter registration with competition to win tickets by signing up to key election updates
Reading & Leeds leading the charge to get under 34’s to the polls
Just Vote founder Dale Vince calls on festival headliners to endorse the campaign
Thu 6th June 2024 – As festival season kicks off, music festival industry heavyweights are uniting to get 18-34 year olds to the polls.
Taking place just days before the country goes to the polls, Glastonbury Festival will this month be hosting an exclusive, interactive ‘Crash the Party’ on site installation, reminding Festival-goers to turn out to vote the week after the Festival. Glastonbury and Crash the Party are also running a competition to win 2x tickets to this year’s Festival, where entrants who are registered to vote and sign up for reminders about key election moments could be in with a chance of heading to Worthy Farm.
Melvin Benn of Festival Republic which runs Reading & Leeds, is among the industry leaders throwing their support behind Just Vote, a campaign aimed at persuading young people to register to vote ahead of next month’s general election.
Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic said:
“Reading & Leeds are among the country’s biggest gatherings of young people and sit at the very heart of our youth culture. In bringing these festivals to life I have the privilege of witnessing the next generation’s energy and passion first-hand and it is vital that their voices be heard at the general election. The music industry has always been an important force for positive change and working with Just Vote is a great way to empower our audiences to channel their energy into exercising their democratic right at this historic moment.”
Festival Republic are also providing tickets as competition prizes, only available for entry to those who are registered to vote.
The ‘Crash the Party’ movement is part of Just Vote, an urgent campaign urging young people to get out and vote in the July 4th general election. The brainchild of green entrepreneur Dale Vince, the campaign will feature eye catching visuals created by legendary advertising firm Saatchi & Saatchi.
Dale Vince called on artists playing the festivals to endorse the campaign:
“We’re grateful to Festival Republic, Glastonbury and all the participating festivals for throwing their weight behind Just Vote. This is the most important general election of our lifetime, and the UK music scene has immense cultural influence which can mobilise young people to make their voice heard on 4 July.
“We’re also calling on the UK’s musicians to use your platforms to rally young people to register and then get out and vote. Artists playing these festivals – if you see this please get involved and help spread the word about the Just Vote campaign: the future of our country depends on young people having a say!
Last year, a single post by Taylor Swift got 35 thousand Americans registering to vote. We in the UK have such a long history of mobilising people through music, so there’s no reason our home grown talent shouldn’t be doing the same.”
‘Crash the Party’ Participants to date include:
4AD, Acid Box Promotions, A Greener Future, Anjunadeep Open Air London, Association of Independent Festivals, Association of Independent Music, Beggars Group, Believe, Belladrum Festival, Bella Union, Boomtown Festival, Carl Loben, Editor DJ Magazine, Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Creative Zero, Deer Shed Festival, Drift Records, ERA, EarthPercent, The FAC, The F List, Festival Republic, Forwards Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Green Gathering Festival, Heavenly Recordings, In Place of War, Ivan Milivojev, John Robb, Kilimanjaro Live, KMJ Entertainment, LIVE, Love Saves The Day Festival, LS Events, Matador, MMF, Modern Sky Records, Music Declares Emergency, Music Venues Trust, NNA, Ninja Tune, Night Time Industries Association, The O2, OVO Arena Wembley, Proper Productions, Reading & Leeds Festival, Rough Trade, Save Our Scene, Secret Garden Party, Silver Hayes, Sound City, Stephen Budd Music, Superstruct, Team Love, UK Music, UK Music Futures Board, WOMAD, XL Recordings, Xtra Mile Recordings, Young Recording.
1 in 3 18-34 year olds don’t turn out to vote in the UK, a shocking statistic that Just Vote is on a mission to change. Instigated by Dale Vince OBE, green entrepreneur and founder of Ecotricity, the campaign is run in partnership with legendary advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi. Using social media, cultural collateral and eye catching creativity, Just Vote will empower young people to find their voice by registering, remembering their ID’s, and turning up to the polls.
At AGF, we are fully behind the Just Vote campaign. Head to the Just Vote website to delve deeper into the cause and stay updated with the latest news. Join us in this call for change and share the content across your platforms as we do. Together, let's ensure our voices are heard and take positive action for a brighter, more sustainable future.
