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
Feature By Gordon Masson | 3 October 2023
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…