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Offline Festival Navigation at Download Festival 2026
Offline Festival Navigation at Download Festival 2026
KteePee delivered offline GPS navigation, vendor discovery and live event information to festival-goers at Download Festival 2026, operating entirely without mobile signal or internet connectivity.
650+ installs • 14 vendor partners • #1 Google Play Navigation App
The Challenge
The Challenge
Download Festival hosts around 100,000 attendees across a large multi-day site where mobile coverage is often unreliable.
KteePee was designed to solve this problem with:
Offline GPS compass navigation
Vendor directories and categories
Full setlists
Live messaging
Zero internet requirement
Key Results
Key Results
650+ Total installs
+36% Growth during event
14 Vendor partners
20MB App size
90 Seconds to live update
#1 Google Play ranking UK*
Real World Impact
Real World Impact
KteePee quickly became part of attendees' daily routines during Download Festival 2026.
Users relied on the app to:
Find vendors across the site offline
Check artist setlists
Navigate without mobile signal
Access event information instantly
Organic adoption was observed throughout the festival, including attendees outside the original install base using KteePee independently.
Vendor Success
Vendor Success
Fourteen independent vendors were featured in the Download Festival pack, each with GPS compass navigation directing attendees directly to their location.
Two vendors independently reported increased takings compared to the previous year, one "doubled".
Eleven of the fourteen vendors were met personally on site by the KteePee team, helping build relationships for future events.
Live Updates in Action
Live Updates in Action
During the festival, one vendor pitch was discovered to be around 500 metres away from its original mapped location after relocating.
Using only a mobile device on site, KteePee updated the vendor position instantly.
Within 90 seconds, the corrected location was visible to all 650+ users.
No app update.
No App Store approval.
No action required by users.
Flexible Deployment
Flexible Deployment
KteePee event packs are powered by a single configuration system containing:
Maps
Vendor data
Categories
Messaging
Branding
New events can be deployed rapidly without code changes.
The same platform has already been used for:
Music festivals
Wrestling promotions
Emergency services open days
Temporary event venues
About KteePee
About KteePee
KteePee is an offline-first event navigation platform designed for festivals, attractions, sporting events and temporary venues.
The platform combines offline GPS navigation, vendor directories, live messaging and event information into a lightweight mobile app that continues to work even when mobile networks don't.
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