Fellowes, Drape, Measham on the case for drug testing

One of the most hotly anticipated panels from the recent International Music Summit tackled the growth of front-of-house pill testing at large events

Video By IQ | 25 June 2018

The Loop director Fiona Measham, Broadwick Live’s Jon Drape and Secret Garden Party promoter Freddie Fellowes joined AFEM CEO Mark Lawrence at IMS Ibiza last month to discuss drug testing at festivals and clubs.

‘The Case for Drug Testing at Events, presented by The Loop’, on day two of IMS, saw the two festival bosses – both of whom have led the way in implementing the Loop’s multi-agency safety testing (MAST) at their events – talk…

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