T In The Park Boss & TRNSMT Founder Geoff Ellis

03/19/21 • 101 min

Geoff Ellis is the CEO of DF Concerts, the people who bring you countless festivals and live events throughout Scotland,

We talk about Geoff’s early life and career, and booking bands such as the Stone Roses while they were in their infancy, moving up to Scotland to manage King Tut’s and eventually co-founding T in the Park, and Geoff talks about some of his greatest memories throughout his career, including smuggling Brandon Flowers through the T in the Park campsite.

And as always, plenty more.

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Geoff Ellis is the CEO of DF Concerts, the people who bring you countless festivals and live events throughout Scotland,

And as always, plenty more.

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