Unite – your ticket to summer festivals

As a member of Unite you can get yourself to a summer festival by signing up to be a server for The Workers Beer Company.

Festivals include Glastonbury, Leeds and Reading

What is the Workers Beer Company?

WBC provides bars for large outdoor events – usually music festivals. Our experience of over two decades working at some of the largest festivals in the UK and beyond means that the Workers Beer Company can provide a tailor made service for events. And our expertise means that we can not only supply the equipment and staff to manage the bars on site, but also look after VIP guests and sponsors, as well as a range of other activities on site.

The Company was established by local trades unionists in Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Union Council (BWTUC) in the mid-1980s to raise money for their campaigns and activities. BWTUC already had some experience in running small local outdoor festivals and running a bar was a natural next step. The Company itself started up by providing bars at small socials and benefits, but soon found itself in demand for larger events.

After running a bar at the Anti-Apartheid rally on Clapham Common the Company was invited by Michael Eavis to provide bars at the Glastonbury festival in 1986 and the Company has been there ever since, its banners now an well-established part of this world-acclaimed event.

In the late 80s the Company teamed up with Vince Power of the Mean Fiddler to co-promote the Fleadh in Finsbury Park, which ran for over a decade as London’s premier outdoor Irish and international music event. The Mean Fiddler has since gone on to become the largest promoter in the UK.

Through the 90s the Company has worked on some of the UK’s largest festivals, including Reading, Glastonbury, Phoenix, Homelands and Leeds.