Since launching our Pay It Forwards: Share The Love initiative back in 2022, Shambala’s amazing attendees, crew and artists have raised over £43,000, to open up the festival to those on low incomes who could not attend otherwise. In addition to their festival tickets, recipients of this scheme have the entirety of their costs covered, from travel to and from the event, to food and even camping equipment.
HOW TO APPLY:
To be eligible to apply for this scheme, applicants must be in receipt of Cost of Living payments, which covers:
- Adult Disability payment
- Armed Forced Independence Payment
- Attendance Allowance
- Child Disability Payment
- Constant Attendance Allowance
- Disability Living Allowance for Adults
- Disability Living Allowance for Children
- Income Support
- Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA)
- Income-related Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)
- Pension Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- Universal Credit
- War Pension Mobility Supplement
APPLICATIONS ARE NOW OPEN
- Applications will be hosted on Tickets For Good’s ‘Ticket Bank’ platform from April 30th 2025 until they close, on June 30th 2025. You’ll need to register with Tickets For Good first, and you’ll then be able to log in and apply via their Ticket Bank HERE.
- Whilst the scheme will be open nationally, we have ringfenced 50% of festival access packages for people local to the festival – specifically applicants with either a Leicester or Northants postcode (LE & NN).
- Applicants will be required to upload evidence of the Cost of Living payments they receive. All eligibility checks are highly confidential and managed by Tickets For Good, rather than Shambala Festival.
- Once Tickets For Good’s automated checker has verified these documents, applicants can enter the ballot, which will select applicants at random, to be gifted these full festival access experiences.
- Successful applicants will be informed if they have been selected, by the beginning of July.
- If successful, applicants will be required to pay a £9.50 processing fee which goes to cover Tickets For Good’s costs.
- Every successful applicant will receive up to 2 adult tickets, so they don’t have to attend alone if they don’t wish too.
- Families are also welcome to apply – the ballot system will ask applicants if they have children or dependents who they would like to bring along, too.
- In addition to the entry tickets, Shambala will also cover the costs of either car parking, shuttle bus link ups from Market Harborough or Long Buckby train stations, or coach travel from any of our Shambala Express departure points, food whilst at the festival, and a pre-pitched tent with sleeping bags and basic camping equipment.
HOW TO DONATE TO THE SCHEME
If you’re looking to donate to the scheme, rather than apply to be a recipient, thank you, you legend. Head here to find out more and donate.