Festival Republic
Mathew Fairclough has extensive experience in event management and venue operations, currently serving at Trafford Council since March 2021. With a significant role at Festival Republic as Zone Manager since August 2008, Mathew oversees multidisciplinary teams, ensuring the successful operation of campsites for large-scale events accommodating over 20,000 campers. Previous positions include Event Manager at EventCity Limited, Facilities Manager for Health, Safety, and Security at Manchester Central, and Deputy Venue Manager at Yorkshire Event Centre, which supports the Yorkshire Agricultural Society's charitable objectives. Mathew holds a BA (Hons) in Managing Cultural & Major Events from Leeds Beckett University, completed between 2004 and 2007.
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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.