This is the second part of a two-part interview featuring music festival programme director and performing musician, John Watterson (aka Fake Thackray). In this episode, John tells us how he became involved in concert promotion, progressing from putting gigs on in his local area to programming major music festivals in the likes of Ibiza and Portugal. He also shares with us his planning approach to ensure that each festival has a varied bill. It’s essential listening if you fancy putting on a local concert series to help keep music live.

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