Kilimanjaro Live hires promoter Lottie Bradshaw

UK promoter Kilimanjaro Live has expanded its team with the appointment of Lottie Bradshaw.

Bradshaw will work alongside director and promoter Alan Day, primarily injecting her expertise into Action! Presents, Kili’s promoting brand for rock, metal and punk talent.

Outside of Action!, she will also promote shows across a range of genres including pop and country.

The promoter spent seven years at TEG Live Europe where she was initially head of venue programming. During that time, Bradshaw worked with venues such as Camden Assembly, XOYO and Tramshed before becoming a promoter, working with artists such as RORY, The Aces, GIRLI and VUKOVI.

“Lottie has been on our radar for a while, working with some brilliant acts”

Prior to TEG, Bradshaw was assistant to Emma Banks at CAA working with artists including Katy Perry, Kraftwerk, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Florence and the Machine, honing her knowledge and skills of deals, contracts and touring.

“I’m so excited to be working with such a talented group of people who have pioneered so much in the live sphere,” says Bradshaw. “Alan is a great mentor, and I feel immensely grateful for the opportunity to help grow Action! and beyond.”

Day adds: “We are really proud to welcome Lottie onto the team. Lottie has been on our radar for a while, working with some brilliant acts. Rock is bigger than ever and together we look forward to putting on some great shows.”

Formed by Alan Day in 2021, Action! Presents has a strong focus on alternative acts such as Don Broco, BABYMETAL, Sabaton, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, While she Sleeps, Bullet For My Valentine and many more.

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TEG Live Europe launches new UK festival

TEG Live Europe has announced a new one-day festival in Birmingham “celebrating diversity, inclusion and gender balance”.

InterMission festival will explore sounds from the UK’s jazz, afro, global, electronica and hip-hop scenes via live music, sound workshops, industry talks and food stalls.

Steam Down, Shy One, Tash LC, QuinzeQuinze, Hagan, TC and the Groove Family are among the acts that will perform at the event, slated for The Mill in Digbeth on 22 July.

In addition to two stages of live music, InterMission will also feature a creative area with music industry lead talks, DJ workshops led by Pioneer, mental health workshops, an outdoor yard with food traders and stalls, and a rooftop takeover from female & gender-minority DJ collectives.

“Music festivals aren’t always a space where minorities feel included, so InterMission is an invitation for all to join”

“I’m so excited for the launch of InterMission,” says TEG promoter and founder of InterMission festival Betty Adesanya. “Birmingham is such a culturally rich place, it was important to me that the festival program reflects this; a celebration of different people and artists coming together in a space that feels safe, that’s curated with them in mind. From personal experience, music festivals aren’t always a space where minorities feel included, so InterMission is an invitation for all to join.

“We need to keep pushing for more diverse and gender-balanced festival line-ups, but we also need to address the lack of black and minority promoters, agents, event managers, and live industry professionals running the shows. I’ve been working in the live music and festival industry for years and when it comes to the people at the top making the big decisions there is a long way to go.”

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