‘The mothership of FKP’s festival fleet’: Hurricane at 30 years
FKP Scorpio chief Stephan Thanscheidt recounts the German festival's legacy and evolution as it marks its 30th anniversary
News By Hanna Ellington | 26 June 2026
Off the back of Hurricane Festival’s 30th edition, FKP Scorpio chief Stephan Thanscheidt has hailed three decades of growth and resilience for what he calls the “mothership” of the promoter’s European festival portfolio.
German twin festivals, Hurricane & Southside, took place over the last weekend, 19-21 June, led by an array of artists including The Offspring, Twenty One Pilots, Yungblud, Florence + The Machine, Papa Roach, Halsey, and Billy Talent. For its anniversary edition, Hurricane welcomed 78,000 people…