Stuart Galbraith is a British live music event promoter. He is the founder of

Kilimanjaro Live Kilimanjaro Live Group is a group of companies that work in the fields of music and comedy, based in the United Kingdom. They are one of the largest event promoters in the UK. They own and operate Kew The Music, Live At Chelsea, Tartan Heart Fe ...

Group, one of the United Kingdom's largest event promoters.

History

Starting his career as Events Booker at

Leeds University , mottoeng = And knowledge will be increased , established = 1831 – Leeds School of Medicine1874 – Yorkshire College of Science1884 - Yorkshire College1887 – affiliated to the federal Victoria University1904 – University of Leeds , ...

and then at independent promoter MCP, Galbraith went on to become Managing Director of

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and was responsible for the creation of

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and the Live8 Concert.

Secondary ticketing legal battle

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. 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. 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. Stuart Galbraith targets Google adwords as also profiteering from the secondary markets breach of law.

Charity work

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. Stuart also is a regular fundraiser and keen cyclist and regular face on the Truants charity cycle ride.Google Searc
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References

External links

Kilimanjaro Live WebsiteSonisphere WebsiteWakestock Festival WebsiteVans Warped Tour Website
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