- Festival Republic
Festival Republic (formerly the Mean Fiddler Music Group) is a
UK music promoter . Among its interests, it runs theReading and Leeds festivals , owns theLondon Astoria and is contracted to manage theGlastonbury Festival .History
The group was founded in
1982 by chairmanVince Power , with a venue called simply Mean Fiddler. After acquiring theLA2 (now known as the Astoria2) inCharing Cross Road in 2000, it was renamed to become the Mean Fiddler Music Group.In
April 2005 , they [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4426477.stm accepted a takeover bid] from Hamsard Ltd, a co-operative company 50.1% owned byLive Nation UK (formerly the entertainment division ofClear Channel UK but now part ofLive Nation International) and 49.9% owned by Irish event organiser MCD.In 2006, the Mean Fiddler Music Group reduced its touring and promotion activities to concentrate on running festivals. It maintained control of the successful Reading and Leeds festivals and announced a new addition –
Latitude Festival .In 2007, the Mean Fiddler Music Group was renamed to Festival Republic and sold several venues to Mama Group Plc in order to concentrate on promoting festivals. It still controls the London Astoria. As part of the sale, the Mama Group has acquired the rights to the Mean Fiddler trademark.
Venues
Current
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London Astoria Former
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London Forum
*Mean Fiddler
*Jazz Café
*The Garage
*The Borderline
*The Grand
*The Old Fiddler
*The Crossbar
*The Complex
*Media
*Point 101
*Powers Bar
*Ion Bar
*Bartok
*The Z Bar Festival production
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Reading Festival
*Leeds Festival
*Homelands Festival
*Glastonbury Festival
*Phoenix Festival
*Rise Festival
*St Patricks Day London Parade
*Jazz Cafe Picnic
*Latitude Festival
*Heavenly Planet (A new festival sceduled for 2009). [http://www.festivalrepublic.com/news/story.aspx?aid=8e193507-97d8-4949-91ed-c531acde2f46]Sources
* [http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2148204,00.html]
* [http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/3960]References
External links
* [http://www.festivalrepublic.com/home/ New official site]
* [http://www.mynottinghill.co.uk/nottinghilltv/celebs&gossip-vincepowers.htm MyNottingHill.co.uk: Vince Powers - The Mean Fiddler]
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