Stuart Galbraith
Stuart Galbraith is a British live music event promoter. He is the founder of Kilimanjaro Live Group, one of the United Kingdom's largest event promoters.
History[edit]
Starting his career as Events Booker at Leeds University and then at independent promoter MCP, Galbraith went on to become Managing Director of Live Nation[1] and was responsible for the creation of Download Festival, Wireless Festival, Hyde Park Calling and the Live8 Concert.
Secondary ticketing legal battle[edit]
Stuart Galbraith through the companies he controls take a fierce anti secondary ticketing stance. Having been a supporter of the Fanfair Alliance in the UK an organisation lobbying for legal controls over the secondary market.[2]
Viagogo a Swiss secondary ticketing platform filed a lawsuit against Mr Galbraith and Kilimanjaro Live in Germany over the anti touting rules placed on Ed Sheeran tickets on his 2018 tour.[3]
Stuart Galbraith has appeared on the parliamentary Commons Select Committee providing evidence on a Ticket abuse enquiry accused a number of prominent sites of reselling concert tickets in breach of the Consumer Rights Act. Viagogo were invited to the debate but refused to show up.[4]
Stuart Galbraith targets Google adwords as also profiteering from the secondary markets breach of law.[5]
Charity work[edit]
Stuart Galbraith is a committee member of Nordoff Robbins Silver Clef, The leading independent music therapy charity in the UK, dedicated to changing the lives of vulnerable and isolated people.[6]
Stuart also is a regular fundraiser and keen cyclist and regular face on the Truants charity cycle ride.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Caroline Briggs "'Golden age' for live music scene", BBC News, Monday, 16 April 2007
- ^ Fanfair alliance "DECLARATION AGAINST ONLINE TICKET TOUTS", Fanfair Alliance
- ^ BBC News "Viagogo sues Ed Sheeran's promoter in fraud claim", BBC News, 4 September 2018
- ^ Rob Davies "Viagogo's refusal to talk to MPs over secondary ticketing 'disrespectful'", BBC News, 5 September 2018
- ^ Music Week "Stuart Galbraith: 'Google are probably making more money out of secondary ticketing than anyone else'", Music Week, March 27th 2017
- ^ Huffington Post "Stuart Galbraith", Huffington Post
- ^ Google Search "Truants cycle , stuart galbraith", Google Search