FKP Scorpio Sweden replenishes booking team
FKP Scorpio Sweden has replenished its booking team after a handful of staff left the firm to launch their own promoting company.
The Swedish branch of the European concert and festival promoter has now upped Chris Rotenius to head of booking and hired Lola Loog as promoter.
With over a decade of experience as a promoter and booker, Rotenius has organised concerts with international stars such as W.A.S.P., 50 Cent, and Scorpions and played an instrumental role in Stockholm Rock Out and Gefle Metal Festival. He joined FKP Scorpio in 2022.
“Chris’ extensive experience and wide-reaching network within the music industry position him as the ideal leader to guide the booking department into the future,” the company adds.
Lola Loog joins FKP Scorpio Sweden from All Things Live where she was a booker and event promoter for over five years.
Loog started her career as a teenager assisting with production and bookings at RL Concerts in Finland. Her achievements include overseeing headline bookings like Stormzy for Finland’s Weekend Festival and managing international shows in Helsinki.
“With Chris and Lola on board, we are elevating our booking department to the next level”
She joined All Things Live Finland in 2019, spending nearly five years there before transitioning to the firm’s Swedish office.
“Lola’s exceptional talent for identifying emerging artists and curating culturally impactful events adds a valuable dimension to the FKP Scorpio Sweden team,” according to FKP.
“With Chris and Lola on board, we are elevating our booking department to the next level. Chris has a deep understanding of both artists and audiences, while Lola brings a forward-thinking international perspective that will be a major asset. Together, they enhance our ability to deliver unique live experiences for music lovers in Sweden and the Nordic region,” says Božo Rasic, managing director, FKP Scorpio Sweden.
FKP Scorpio CEO Folkert Koopmans adds: “FKP Sweden has been writing a success story for ten years – with more than 200 shows and concerts per year, including acts such as Ed Sheeran, Gorillaz, Sam Smith and Radiohead, as well as many Scandinavian artists. Strengthening the booking team with Chris and Lola is a logical continuation of our strategy in Sweden, which is based on growth and innovation as well as experience and continuity.”
In November, FKP Scorpio Sweden partners Niklas Lundell and Joel Borg left the company after six years to launch their own promoting brand Rush Entertainment.
They were joined by fellow FKP colleagues Johanna Beckman (promoter), Magnus Olsson (partnerships), Dino Vulic (projects) and Agneta Edgren (finance).
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Promoter TADC Sweden files for bankruptcy
Promoter TADC Sweden has cancelled its remaining 2022 events and filed for bankruptcy, citing “lingering effects from the pandemic”, increased costs and reduced ticket sales.
The Gothenburg-headquartered company typically staged more than 300 concerts a year in Scandinavia, as well as festivals such as Gefle Metal Festival and Atlas Rock in Gävle and the summer series Rock På Skansen in Stockholm.
Formed in 2015 by the merger of Edward Janson’s Triffid Productions and Chris Rotenius’ Danger Music & Media, the firm was known as Triffid and Danger Concerts before rebranding to TADC and opening offices in Norway and Denmark last year.
“We are very sorry to have to announce that TADC Sweden AB will be declared bankrupt,” says a statement on its website. “The last few days have been very tough both for us and other players in the concert industry. Due to lingering effects from the pandemic and sharply increased costs in combination with reduced ticket sales, the situation has finally become unsustainable.
“For that reason, unfortunately, the remaining events in 2022 will be cancelled. We are trying to find solutions for the events in the next year and will return with information about it and about possible repurchases of tickets.”
“TADC has for many years worked hard to be able to deliver concerts to the Nordic audience and our visitors have always been important to us”
Chaoszine reports TADC had upcoming Scandinavian concerts planned by acts including Trivium, Alestorm, Lamb Of God, W.A.S.P., Helloween and Accept.
“This is a situation that we really would have preferred not to find ourselves in,” adds the promoter. “TADC has for many years worked hard to be able to deliver concerts to the Nordic audience and our visitors have always been important to us.
“We understand that many people are affected and that this causes problems for those of you who planned to attend one of the concerts. We apologise profusely for this. As soon as there is more information, we will get back to you.”
IQ has reached out to the company for clarification on the status of its TADC’s Norway and Denmark businesses. Tickets remain on sale for shows promoted by both firms. The Norwegian office was initially run alongside Live Wire Concerts’ Jon Enger, who later resigned as CEO and was replaced by Rotenius.
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