What is First Timers Fest
First Timers fest is an annual series of workshops that ends in a festival where every band plays its first show! Our aim is to diversify and demystify DIY music. People of any musical experience and of any identity can attend our workshops, though they are largely aimed at beginners. To play the fest itself your band needs to meet two or more of the following criteria: One or more people have never been in a band before One or more people have never performed that role in a band before (e.g if a drummer is having a go at vocals) One or more people belongs to a marginalised group, for example, they are a woman, a person of colour, LGBTQIA+, disabled, working class, neurodivergent.