‘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

Stephan Thanscheidt
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