Live Nation acquires stake in Boomtown Fair
The promoter has taken a minority interest in the festival, with UK & Ireland chair Denis Desmond and COO Stuart Douglas both joining the board
News By James Hanley | 16 August 2022
Live Nation has acquired a minority stake in the UK’s largest independent festival, Boomtown Fair, IQ can reveal.
First held in 2009, the Hampshire festival has hosted acts such as Gorillaz, Lauryn Hill, M.I.A., The Streets, Wu-Tang Clan, The Specials, Cypress Hill, Limp Bizkit, Chase & Status and Madness down the years.
Documents filed with Companies House show Live Nation’s UK & Ireland chair Denis Desmond and COO Stuart Douglas were appointed as directors of both Boomtown Festival…
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