What type of events uses paper wristband?

Where are paper wristbands used?

Tyvek wristbands are a simple way to manage events and promotions, but which events actually use them? We have been out and about at a lot of events across London, a city with a huge range of things to do at any hour, and we have seen wristbands almost everywhere: bars and clubs, charity events, concerts and even Christmas parties.

Here is a rundown of the events we see using them most, with the wristbands that suit each one.

Nightclubs

Nightclubs are our biggest wristband customers. The main use is access to VIP areas, and clubs tend to pick bright colours, or gold and silver, so staff can spot them easily in a dimly lit venue. Wristbands are also popular as queue-jump passes: promoters hand them out, and because they are so quick to put on, promoters can reach as many people as possible.

Bars

Bars use wristbands to manage entry, and to keep track of large party bookings, especially when more than one big group is in at the same time and bar spending needs managing.

Bars often choose darker colours that look more premium and suit the venue, though brighter colours and gold or silver wristbands are popular too.

Festivals Wristbands

Festivals generally use fabric wristbands as the more secure way to manage entry and access across a site, but many also use paper wristbands alongside them. These are often for staff access to different parts of the site, particularly while it is being built. Festivals commonly run accreditation to make sure everyone working on site is trained and aware of the risks, and wristbands help show who is allowed where.

Festivals also use paper wristbands for VIP table bookings and artist entry, because they let organisers and security teams identify who is who very quickly in a crowded space.

Charity Events

Charities hold events all year round to raise money or awareness. A wristband for every guest can help get key information across, and different wristbands can identify staff and organisers and control access around a venue.

Charities like paper wristbands because they cost little, so more of the event's money goes to the cause.

Concerts

Most concerts have a bar. With 10,000 people in a venue, the last thing you want is long bar queues building because staff have to check photo ID for every drink.

A simple fix is to give everyone of legal drinking age one colour of wristband and everyone else a different colour. As long as the colours contrast (orange and purple, for example), bar staff can see at a glance who can buy alcohol, because the ID check has already happened at the door.

Concert organisers also use wristbands to control backstage access, for example with a gold wristband printed with AAA (access all areas).

Kids Birthdays

Kids' birthday parties almost always have a theme, and printed wristbands are a low-cost way to carry it through. Our in-house design team can help you create a wristband that matches your theme.

Wristbands at School events

Schools use wristbands to control entry to Christmas and summer fairs, and for school plays.

Overall, event wristbands such as black custom-printed wristbands are mostly used to control entry to venues and parties, but they are also a way to put a logo on every guest's wrist. They are cost-effective and come in a range of options, from black print on coloured Tyvek wristbands to full-colour designs.