Festival focus: Melvin Benn
In an extended excerpt from IQ's European Festival Report, the Festival Republic MD opens up on the travails of the last three years
Feature By James Drury | 25 January 2023
Melvin Benn is often regarded as one of the founding fathers of the UK festival industry. Now, as managing director of Live Nation-owned Festival Republic, he is responsible for festivals including Latitude, Wireless, Download, and Ireland’s Electric Picnic.
During Covid, he was central to securing the return of live music, through a concerted campaign of lobbying and planning, and by funding test events. In an extended excerpt from IQ‘s recently published European Festival Report, he opens up on the…
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