
Access All Areas Backstage
AAA’s goes backstage with festival founders to explore what lies behind the events and their instigators.
Podcasting since 2023 • 9 episodes
Access All Areas Backstage
Latest Episodes
Festival Republic MD Melvin Benn
The driving force behind some of the UK’s biggest and most successful festivals including Latitude, Reading & Leeds, Wireless and Wilderness, Festival Republic managing director Melvin Benn is the latest festival supremo to take the seat fo...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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Isle of Wight Festival promoter and Solo Agency MD John Giddings
Isle of Wight Festival promoter and Solo Agency MD John Giddings is the latest festival supremo to be interviewed for the AAA Backstage podcast.The podcast series explores what lies behind festivals and their instigators, and this episod...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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ID&T’s co-founder Duncan Stutterheim
After co-founding ID&T in 1992, at the age of 21 from his parents’ house, Duncan Stutterheim was involved in the launch of some the world’s biggest dance events, including Thunderdome, Mysteryland, Sensation and Tomorrowland. Along the way ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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Notting Hill Carnival boss Matthew Phillip
Notting Hill Carnival CEO Matthew Phillip takes us behind the scenes to discuss his life and times at the helm of one of the world’s most spectacular and popular carnivals. The AAA Backstage podcast series meets festival bosses to e...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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Live Aid and Earth Aid Live promoter Harvey Goldsmith CBE
Harvey Goldsmith CBE, the promoter of two of the world’s biggest music events, Live Aid in 1985 and Live 8 in 2005, takes the hot seat for an AAA Backstage podcast. A celebrated producer and promoter of concerts, festivals, charity ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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