{"id":53109,"date":"2024-03-04T12:14:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-04T12:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/?p=53109"},"modified":"2024-03-04T15:46:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T15:46:28","slug":"peak-district-festival-organisers-talk-plans-to-grow-after-being-so-close-to-success-in-previous-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sheffieldwire.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/03\/04\/peak-district-festival-organisers-talk-plans-to-grow-after-being-so-close-to-success-in-previous-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Peak District festival organisers talk plans to grow after being \u201cso close to success\u201d in previous years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the start-up drum and bass festival enters its fifth year, the organisers discuss plans to grow its grass rooted success.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rosa Festival was set up during lockdown by its seven core organisers who saw a gap for an electronic music festival in the Peak District. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organisers of the festival, based near Middleton-by-Youlgrave, explained the major jumps the festival has experienced each year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Meehan, 27, Co-director of Rosa, said: \u201cWe went from one tent in a field to two stages with 500 people and then had to move off our site because we\u2019d outgrown it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The festival, which takes place on the 7th to the 10th of June, has since grown to accommodate 650 people in its fourth year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas O\u2019Keeffe, 24, Co-director of Rosa Festival, said: \u201cIf we had funding, the first thing we would start to do is booking out proper bands with a proper set up and really invest in advertising.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt the minute it is pretty much all organic. It is something that I\u2019m proud of that we have done it all organically.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the appearance of financial success, the organisers explained that their aim has been to break even each year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr O\u2019Keeffe said: \u201cWe are so close to success. We\u2019ve got 600 people there but the extra 400 people would make the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Once you get 1000 people there the event isn\u2019t expensive to run anymore and it goes straight into the production.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The organisers explained plans to incorporate unique things and places to relax in order to create more of a maze and detail to the site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Meehan, coordinator for logistics and infrastructure said: \u201cOur ultimate goal is to have a bit of theatre to it. The festivals like Boomtown have full production scale theatre which is something that we definitely take inspiration from. We hope to grow that aspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe core component will always be what can be considered underground music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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