Festival Republic
Kirsty Taylor is an experienced Arts and Special Events Promoter with a history in the events industry, currently serving in a senior role at Festival Republic since January 2016. Prior experience includes a position as Arts and Special Events Promoter Assistant at Festival Republic from January 2014 to November 2014, and a background in publishing as an Assistant Editor and Editorial Assistant with Penguin Group UK from December 2011 to January 2014. Kirsty Taylor received education at Christ's Hospital from 2006 to 2008 and attended Streatham & Clapham High School.
Festival Republic
More than half a million fans attend the festivals we own and co-produce each year. They do so because they share our passion for festivals. Festivals are in our blood and we are proud to provide the heartbeat of the summer. Festival Republic is the UK’s leading festival and event promoter, and is extremely proud to be the team behind festivals including the greatest live show on the planet, Reading & Leeds Festivals; Latitude, the critically acclaimed multi-arts festival; and overseas events Electric Picnic, Berlin Festival and Lollapalooza Berlin. Formed in 1982 under the name Mean Fiddler, the company largely created the modern music festival market in the UK, taking shared ownership of Reading Festival in 1989 and producing numerous other events including the Fleadh and Phoenix festivals, Creamfields and Homelands. From 2001 until June 2012 Melvin Benn, Managing Director of Festival Republic, also held the licence and operational control of Glastonbury Festival. In 2007 the Mean Fiddler name and venues were sold, with the full festival portfolio remaining under the new name of Festival Republic. Since then the company has gone from strength to strength, producing an impressive portfolio of live events in the UK and overseas, and opening an office in Dublin in 2013.