Stephan Thanscheidt’s journey to FKP Scorpio CEO

IQ learns how the football-loving former punk came to co-head one of Europe’s biggest promoter groups and festival organisers

Porträt Stephan Thanscheidt, Geschäftsführer des Konzertveranstalters FKP Scorpio, im Büro in Hamburg am 28.07.2020.
Stephan Thanscheidt © Daniel Pilar

Having made a name for himself at a renowned music magazine, Stephan Thanscheidt was head-hunted to join burgeoning promoter FKP Scorpio. Now, 15 years later, he co-heads one of Europe’s biggest promoter groups and festival organisers, having become a much-respected industry leader in the process.

Gordon Masson learns more about the football-loving former punk’s journey…

Growing up midway between Düsseldorf and Germany’s border with the Netherlands, music was always in the air for young Stephan Thanscheidt, as his mother…

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