Festival Focus: Stephan Thanscheidt, FKP Scorpio
In an excerpt from IQ and Yourope's European Festival Report, Thanscheidt talks gender-balanced lineups, sustainability and lingering challenges
Feature By IQ | 13 February 2023
As FKP’s head of festival booking, Stephan Thanscheidt is responsible for a programme of over 25 festivals across Europe. The company’s festival repertoire includes Southside, Northside Highfield, M’era Luna, Rolling Stone Beach, Metal Hammer Paradise, A Summer’s Tale, Plage Noire and Deichbrand.
In addition, FKP joined forces with DreamHaus and Loft Concerts to launch open-air festival Tempelhof Sounds in Berlin last year.
In an excerpt from IQ and Yourope’s European Festival Report, Thanscheidt talks gender-balanced lineups, sustainability and lingering challenges in the festival sector.
How did you and the FKP Scorpio team manage during the pandemic?
The pandemic was challenging for all of us, although I think it ultimately strengthened our team spirit. Experiencing something this drastic brought us closer together,…
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