Festival Promoters in the Music Sector

What are the responsibilities of music festival Promoters?

Music festival promoters specialise in planning and staging music events – lasting one or more days – that are either genre-specific or cross-genres. Their responsibilities include creative, commercial, organisational and logistical tasks. For music festivals, promoters curate a musical programme (also known as the line-up) comprising several acts (solo artists, bands, DJs, ensembles) and set this out in a timetable. The concerts in the music programme often take place on several stages and floors. In addition, there are often cross-disciplinary programme items from other art forms. For multi-day music festivals, there are usually various ticket options in the form of day tickets and multi-day passes. For visitors attending the festival over several days, the organisers offer appropriate camping and other accommodation options.
The German Music Information Centre (miz) lists members of the National Association of the Concert and Event Industry (Bundesverband der Konzert- und Veranstaltungswirtschaft, or BDKV) as well as other music companies, provided information has been submitted. Institutions whose main focus is on holding a single event are not mentioned.