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'''DF Concerts''' (formerly known as Dance Factory Concerts) is a concert promoter which is based in and operates across Scotland.
{{Infobox company
| name = DF Concerts Ltd.
| founded = 1982
| hq_location = [[Glasgow]], Scotland, UK
| area_served = [[United Kingdom]]
| products = [[Tour promoter|Event promotion]]
| homepage = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://dfconcertsandevents.com}}}}
}}


'''DF Concerts & Events''' (formerly known as Dance Factory Concerts) is a music and event promoter, which is based in and operates across Scotland. The company was founded in 1982 in [[Dundee]], Scotland as Dance Factory Concerts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/free-festival-will-herald-opening-va-dundee-1429635|title=Free festival will herald opening of V&A Dundee|website=Scotsman.com|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://dfconcertsandevents.com//contact/modern-slavery-statement/|title=Modern Slavery Statement|website=Dfconcertsandevents.com|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC333566|title=DF CONCERTS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK|website=Find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk|access-date=21 December 2021}}</ref>
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DF Concerts promote and manage [[T in the Park]] festival and owns and manages [[King Tut's Wah Wah Hut]] in Glasgow.<ref name=cloonan-frith>{{cite report |url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_168676_en.pdf |title=Promoting Business - DF Concerts |author=Martin Cloonan, Simon Frith |publisher=University of Glasgow |year=2010 |accessdate=2 October 2015}}</ref> They were previously behind the now defunct [[The Edge Festival]] and [[Connect Music Festival|Connect]].


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DF Concerts promote and manage the [[TRNSMT]] festival and owns and manages [[King Tut's Wah Wah Hut]] in Glasgow.<ref name=cloonan-frith>{{cite report |url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_168676_en.pdf |title=Promoting Business - DF Concerts |author=Martin Cloonan, Simon Frith |publisher=University of Glasgow |year=2010 |access-date=2 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003121154/http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_168676_en.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The company previously organised [[T in the Park]], [[The Edge Festival]] and [[Connect Music Festival|Connect]].
They are one of the three major promoters in Scotland, the others being Regular Music and CPL (Cathouse Promotions Limited).


DF Concerts organised the Papal Mass in Bellahouston Park for the [[Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom|Pope's visit in 2010]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ponsonby|first=Brian|title=Pilgrims worship with Pope Benedict in Glasgow|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11312290|accessdate=9 July 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=16 September 2010}}</ref>
In 2010, it organised the Papal Mass in Bellahouston Park as part of [[Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Ponsonby|first=Brian|title=Pilgrims worship with Pope Benedict in Glasgow|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11312290|access-date=9 July 2012|newspaper=BBC News|date=16 September 2010}}</ref>

The current CEO of DF Concerts is Geoff Ellis, who took over from founding CEO Stuart Clumpas in 2001.<ref name=cloonan-frith/><ref name=heraldscotland-20010908>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12230344.Why_I_apos_m_getting_out_of_here/ |title=Why I'm getting out of here |newspaper=The Hearld |location=Scotland |date=8 September 2001 |accessdate=2 October 2015}}</ref> Since 2008, DF Concerts have been majority-owned by LN-Gaiety Investments, a joint venture between [[Live Nation]] and Denis Desmond, an Irish music promoter.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dorsey|first=Kristy|title=Interview: Geoff Ellis, CEO of DF Concerts|url=http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/business/interview-geoff-ellis-ceo-of-df-concerts-1-2279002|accessdate=9 July 2012|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]|date=7 May 2012}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.dfconcertsandevents.com DF Concerts Official Site]
*[https://dfconcertsandevents.com DF Concerts Official Site]


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Latest revision as of 19:41, 4 November 2023

DF Concerts Ltd.
Founded1982
HeadquartersGlasgow, Scotland, UK
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductsEvent promotion
Websitedfconcertsandevents.com

DF Concerts & Events (formerly known as Dance Factory Concerts) is a music and event promoter, which is based in and operates across Scotland. The company was founded in 1982 in Dundee, Scotland as Dance Factory Concerts.[1][2][3]

DF Concerts promote and manage the TRNSMT festival and owns and manages King Tut's Wah Wah Hut in Glasgow.[4] The company previously organised T in the Park, The Edge Festival and Connect.

In 2010, it organised the Papal Mass in Bellahouston Park as part of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Free festival will herald opening of V&A Dundee". Scotsman.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Modern Slavery Statement". Dfconcertsandevents.com. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  3. ^ "DF CONCERTS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ Martin Cloonan, Simon Frith (2010). Promoting Business - DF Concerts (PDF) (Report). University of Glasgow. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  5. ^ Ponsonby, Brian (16 September 2010). "Pilgrims worship with Pope Benedict in Glasgow". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
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