AUTUMN | ANNIVERSARY FEATURE festivals , musical theatre , comedy , spoken word , family entertainment and exhibitions .
Among Kilimanjaro ’ s many interests across the UK and Ireland are literary events production company Fane Productions , festival promoter UK Live , Irish concert promoter Singular Artists , Scottish promoter Regular Music and Londonbased theatrical producer and promoter Flying Music Group .
October will see Kilimanjaro diversify yet further with the opening of a new exhibition and show centre , Arches at London Bridge ; a 1,050sqm event space that is expected to welcome up to 400,000 visitors annually .
In 2020 , amid repeated lockdowns , Kilimanjaro successfully entered the world of Christmas light trails with Christmas at Wollaton . In subsequent years it has rolled out the concept , staging festive events at prestigious locations including Trentham Estate in Staffordshire and Kenwood House in London .
Stuart Galbraith ’ s Kilimanjaro has certainly come a long way in the last 15 years , led by a core team including promoter / director Steve Tilley , COO Zac Fox and promoter Alan Day . The company ’ s ascendance means Kilimanjaro now not only has a strong position in the market but within the DEAG company framework .
“ We ’ re now approaching 50 % of DEAG ’ s European turnover , here in the UK ,” says Galbraith .
DEAG CMO Detlef Kornett says the development of Kilimanjaro Live is a prime example of how productive international collaboration can be : “ When DEAG entered into a partnership with Kilimanjaro in 2014 , it was the starting point for a rapid win-win development for both parties .”
Christmas at Woolaton
Congratulations to Kilimanjaro Live on 15 years of spectacular events and for writing your success story with unparalleled dedication . Stuart , Andy , Alan , Steve , David , Zac , Lucy , Gary and all of the team - congratulations and cheers to you . We thank you for the deep mutual trust that is without doubt one of the secrets to this success story . You truly made the most of it : Through intelligent expansion steps and with a fantastic event , festival and artist portfolio .
– Detlef Kornett , CMO & International Business Affairs , DEAG Deutsche Entertainment AG
The ascent One of the UK ’ s most experienced promoters , Galbraith began working on shows some 40 years ago as a student at Leeds University . It was there that he took on the running of the Ents team and was involved in shows by the likes of The Clash , U2 , Simple Minds and ZZ Top . In later years his career saw him pass through MCP , SFX , Clear Channel and Live Nation before re-emerging as an independent operator at the helm of Kilimanjaro Live .
It was at MCP that Galbraith cut his teeth in the festival business . The company launched Monsters Of Rock at Donnington Park in 1980 and
Zac Fox
Galbraith started as a site assistant at the festival in 1984 before working up to site manager and eventually promoter of the Derby event .
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