Similar to other societal inequalities, digital inequality may drive wedges in the ways society coheres, through shaping the inclusion and opportunities experienced differently across groups. Therefore, this PhD project seeks to explore the complexities of “socio-digital inequalities”– referring to the interconnectedness between digital and broader societal inequalities – by bringing together academic and experiential knowledge on technologies and media, socio-digital inequality, intersectionality, and social (co-)inclusion (Helsper, 2022, p. 4).

Music festivals no longer start at the gate or end with the last act. Instead, they begin months before, unfold dynamically during, and linger long after as organizers and audiences leverage technologies to shape collective memories, experiences and anticipations (Hammelburg, 2020; Hill et al., 2022). Festivals are inherently spatialized, taking place in a designated space within which participants are separated from non-participating bodies for a set  period of time (Woodward & Swartjes, 2024).