‘We’re hoping for sunshine!’: FKP sanguine on festival summer

Powerhouse European promoter FKP Scorpio is gearing up for a strong summer festival season, despite the difficulties posed by the “saturated” German market , according to CEO Stephan Thanscheidt.

Speaking to IQ, Thanscheidt says the majority of Hamburg-based FKP’s festivals are performing “very well”, amid decreased demand after years of bad weather.

“We see that the previous years of bad weather are taking their toll, but we are still doing well and some of our festivals continue to perform very well,” he explains. “The decreased momentum in demand concerns the whole industry, not only us.”

Upcoming events in Scorpio’s German festival portfolio include A Summer’s Tale (1–4 August), Chiemsee Summer (16–19 August), Highfield (17–19 August), Metal Hammer Paradise (2–3 November), Rolling Stone Weekender (9–10 November),…

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