Swap pass or pay per use: which charging option fits your festival plan?

Two ways to stay charged at a festival. A swap pass means you pay once and swap your Volt-Charger for a full one once a day for the whole event. Pay per use means one rental for as long as you need it. Which one makes sense depends almost entirely on how many days you are staying.

What a swap pass covers

A swap pass gives you one powerbank exchange per day for the full run of the event. Each day you bring your Volt-Charger to any staffed Volt booth and leave with a fully charged one. The price is fixed regardless of how many days the festival runs, so the longer you stay, the better value the pass becomes.

For festival goers at two-day or longer events, this is usually the simpler option. You pay once, pick up your Volt-Charger on arrival, and keep swapping each morning or whenever your battery runs low. No repeat decisions, no repeat queues.

One useful detail: if you attended an event with Volt in a previous year and kept your Volt-Charger, you can bring it back and skip the deposit entirely when collecting your swap pass.

What pay per use means

Pay per use is a single rental. You collect a Volt-Charger at the staffed Volt Charging Service booth, pay a refundable deposit, and keep it for as long as you need it during the event. When you return it at the end, the deposit comes back to your card.

This fits day events and one-day visits well. If you are heading to a single-day music festival or an evening concert, there is no reason to pay for a multi-day pass when one rental covers everything.

Which option fits your plan

The choice comes down to one question: how many days are you staying?

• One day: Pay per use. One rental, one return, one refund.
• Two or more days: A swap pass almost always works out cheaper and simpler. The fixed price covers you for the whole event without any additional cost per swap.

At a multi-day camping festival, where you might spend three or four days on site, the daily swap keeps your phone ready for navigation, payments, photos, and contact with your group from the first afternoon to the last evening. Check the Volt Charging Service page for the options available at your event, and verify pricing and availability on the official page for the specific festival you are attending, as this can vary by event.

A few other factors worth knowing

When your swaps start. Your swap pass activates from the moment you collect your Volt-Charger on site. If you arrive on day two of a four-day festival, you still have the remaining days ahead of you. The pass covers the period from collection to the event's close.

Returning festival goers. If you have a Volt-Charger from a previous year's event, bring it with you. Returning festival goers who hand in a Volt-Charger at the booth skip the deposit when starting a new swap pass or pay-per-use rental. The team at the booth handles this automatically.

Book online before the event. Both options cost less when you book online in advance rather than buying on the day at the gate. Stock is available on the day, but booking online locks in the lower price. Volt booths are staffed throughout the event, so collection and daily swaps do not require any pre-planning beyond the initial booking.

What to expect at the booth

The pickup process is the same for both options. Find the staffed Volt Charging Service booth on site. If you booked online, show your confirmation and collect your Volt-Charger. No app required.

Booths are staffed throughout the day at multi-day events, so you can swap whenever your Volt-Charger runs low, not just at fixed times. For booth locations at your specific festival, check the official festival map or page when you arrive, as layout changes from event to event.

For a look at how the service works at a specific event, the Musik i Lejet festival page covers the setup in more detail.

Frequently asked questions

Is a swap pass worth it for a two-day festival?

For most festival goers, yes. Two days of heavy phone use means two depleted powerbanks. A swap pass covers both days for a fixed price, which in most cases is less than two separate pay-per-use rentals. Check the pricing for your specific event on the Volt Charging Service page.

Can I swap at any Volt booth on the festival site?

Yes. You can return your depleted Volt-Charger and collect a fully charged one at any staffed Volt Charging Service point on the site, not only the one where you first picked it up.

What if I arrive mid-festival?

The swap pass works from the day you arrive. Collect your Volt-Charger when you get to the site, and your swap allowance runs from that point through the end of the event. If you are only on site for one day as part of a longer festival, pay per use may be the more direct option.

I have a Volt-Charger from last year. Do I still need to pay a deposit?

No. Returning festival goers who bring a Volt-Charger from a previous event skip the deposit when collecting a swap pass or a pay-per-use rental. Bring it to the Volt booth on arrival and the team will sort the rest.

Where can I book?

Both swap pass and pay per use are available through the Volt Charging Service page. If you have questions before the event, the team is at hello@getvolt.dk.