Absolutely Fab-ulous: 10 years of Far and Beyond
On the back of FAB's biggest year to date, IQ learns about the operation’s story so far and the exciting times that lie ahead...
Feature By Gordon Masson | 7 October 2025
Growing up on the grounds of Download Festival all but sealed Jess Shields’ destiny to work in live music, but had it not been for her dogged perseverance, her career may have involved studying human history, rather than creating it in fields and venues around the planet.
“My parents own a hotel and some land attached to Donington Park, so I grew up with Download Festival literally on my doorstep,” says Shields. “So I absolutely fell in love with live music when I was a teenager. I’d spend all my time going to gigs, and I realised that I wanted to work in music in some capacity. As a result, I kept writing to Live Nation to apply for work – any work – at…
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