Beats & Branches

Friday on the land

Volunteer

7 – 9 November 2026Arizona

Friday's running order is volunteers, industry and family — Root Access can be on the land from 5pm to pitch and for their party at soundcheck, but no sets are scheduled for them. If you want to be there for it — the build, the first night, the silent disco — this is how you get in.

What you get

A complimentary Root Access wristband, which covers Saturday morning through Sunday night — the whole public festival. You are not paying to work.

Most of what we need is Friday, from morning through to the night. Decorating a the space takes longer than you would think and it all has to happen in daylight.

What we need help with

Decor and buildMost needed

Friday morning through Friday night

The big one, and the reason Friday exists. Hanging, rigging, lighting, dressing the space, making a patch of forest look like somewhere. Bring gloves.

Gate and check-in

Saturday morning, in shifts

Scanning wristbands, checking names, pointing people at their camping zone. The first face anyone sees, so it matters more than it sounds.

Safety and welfare

Saturday and overnight, in shifts

Keeping an eye out and being the sober person who notices. There is no first-aid station here, so this shift is the person someone finds when they need help. Genuinely useful if you have any first-aid training.

Communal food, if we do it

Saturday, if enough people want one

There is no kitchen here and no catering — everyone brings their own food for the whole stay. If you would like one of those meals eaten together instead, this is the job: finding out how many people are in, agreeing who brings what, and running it on the day. Nothing is provided and it only happens if someone picks it up, so come with a plan rather than an appetite.

Leave no trace and pack-out

Sunday morning

The sweep. There is no trash collection here, so this is how the land ends up exactly as we found it. Genuinely the most important shift of the weekend.

Artist hospitality and runner

Friday and Saturday

Airport and town runs, getting people fed and where they need to be. Needs a car you do not mind putting miles on.

Load-in and load-out

Friday morning, and Sunday morning

Moving heavy things carefully. Lifting, and the sense not to lift badly.

Before you sign up

  • Friday is a working day. You will be on your feet, outdoors, in thin air.
  • It is dry camping like everywhere else here: bring your own water, and everything you bring in leaves with you.
  • November up here is cold once the sun drops. Bring layers you can work in and a sleeping bag rated colder than you expect.
  • We will confirm your role and your call time by email and text before the weekend. If plans change on our end, we will tell you rather than let you find out on arrival.

Sign up

Where we confirm your role and call time.

For the weekend itself. There is almost no signal on the land, so we need a number that works before you drive up.

Optional. If you are in our Discord, so we can find you there.

Emergency contact

Someone off the land we can call if something happens to you while you are working.

Outside the US? Start with + and the country code.

What are you up for?

Tick as many as you like. We will talk it through with you.

Which days, roughly what hours, and when you would arrive. Be honest rather than generous — we would rather plan around four solid hours than lose eight we counted on.

Optional. First aid, event or festival crew, rigging, lighting, building, cooking for a crowd — anything that helps us place you.

Could you use your own car for runs?

Airport and town runs need one. Optional.

Do you already have a wristband?

So we know where your complimentary wristband stands.

Optional. Unisex sizing.

Access needs, who you are coming with, anything we should know.

We use this to staff the weekend and nothing else. It is emailed to our festival inbox and this website keeps no copy; we send you a confirmation, and we delete your application after the festival. See our privacy page.