Indie Champions 2025:
Solo

Now functioning as an all-around artist agency service, Solo was formed in 1985 by John Giddings

By IQ | 19 November 2025

Solo was formed in 1985 by John Giddings, who had split up with his partner. The name Solo was chosen as it’s a musical term and felt representative of his next chapter. The company is an all-round agency service incorporating everything the artist requires on top of booking the gig.

It represents Genesis, Sex Pistols, Iggy Pop, Blondie, The Kooks, Bullet for My Valentine, James, The K’s, Boyzone, Razorlight, The Corrs, Alison Moyet, Ronan Keating, Chinchilla, Palaye Royale, The Damned, and Alt Blk Era amongst others.

Solo’s 15 employees have recently been working on The Kooks first full UK arena tour (sold out in most cities and more than 70,000 tickets sold), and having sold over 100,000 for the summer open-air shows for James,…

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