One of Kilimanjaro Live’s most prolific promoters, Alan Day, appointed as
Director, whilst Josh Casey joins the fold as new Promoter
Kilimanjaro Live* today announce that Alan Day has been appointed to the position of Director, with immediate effect, whilst Josh Casey joins the company as a new promoter. A stalwart member of the Kilimanjaro Live team, Alan Day joined the company in 2008, and for the past fifteen years has worked with a wide and eclectic variety of live touring artists recently including Don Broco, Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Steve Hackett, UB40 feat Ali Campbell, Erasure, BABYMETAL, Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes, Sabaton, Suzanne Vega, Bullet For My Valentine, , While She Sleeps, The Cult and many more.
In addition, the company further strengthens their live music division with the appointment of Josh Casey as a Promoter. Moving from Robomagic, Josh brings his 8 years of experience in live music promotion to the existing Kilimanjaro promoting team. Casey founded J-Bone Collective in Scotland and promoted concerts for many prominent UK artists like Skepta, Giggs, Bugzy Malone, AJ Tracey and Tion Wayne. After a pre and post-pandemic stint at DF Concerts/Live Nation, Casey joined Robomagic Live in London. Recently he has worked with K-Trap, Iniko, Groove Armada, Marc E. Bassy, Russ Millions and Blanco. Casey now brings this wealth of experience in- house to Kilimanjaro Live. Josh will be based in Kilimanjaro’s Live London office.
CEO, Stuart Galbraith comments, “These are exciting times for Kilimanjaro Live, and we’re reflecting that with the expansion of our team. As an instrumental member of the Kilimanjaro Live promoter team for the past two- decades, Alan has been integral to the growth of the company, both in terms of his live tours, and his expertise within Kilimanjaro Live as we continue to navigate the ever-changing landscape of live entertainment. We are delighted that Alan has agreed to become a Director here at Kilimanjaro Live, and we are excited as a group for the opportunities of expansion that this will bring. We also welcome Josh Casey from Robomagic. Josh brings an exciting new area of live music to Kilimanjaro and we are looking forward to seeing where his expertise plus our experience can go.”
Formed in 2008, Kilimanjaro Live is part of Kilimanjaro Group, one of the UK’s leading music, entertainment and events producers, staging diverse shows covering live music, concerts, festivals, musical theatre, comedy, spoken word, family entertainment and more. Kilimanjaro Live’s promoters take particular pride in spotting new talent and working closely with agents, managers and record labels to nurture artists’ careers.
Ed Sheeran, Cat Burns, Jacob Banks, Frank Carter and The Rattlesnakes, Birdy, Sabaton, Suzanne Vega, Bullet For My Valentine, Don Broco, Steve Hackett, Anthrax, Stromae, Marina, Kae Tempest, Phoebe Bridgers and Sam Fender are among the scores of artists whom the company has promoted concerts for in recent years. Kilimanjaro Live, also has longstanding relationships with legendary acts such as Andrea Bocelli, Simply Red, Hans Zimmer, Gorillaz, Marillion, Craig David and Stereophonics. On the spoken word, comedy and entertainment front, Kilimanjaro Live has promoted shows with David Sedaris, Tape Face, Jim Jefferies, Dita Von Teese, Andy and the Odd Socks, Jeff Dunham, Tig Notaro, The Illusionists, Hannah Gadsby and many more. Kilimanjaro Live is also at the forefront of working with new stars from the digital and online world, helping them develop live shows and where relevant, making the move into the wider music business – artists who have established their fan bases on YouTube, now sell out traditional venues with Kilimanjaro Live’s support. The company is also dedicated to developing new brands under our portfolio, including Action! and Kilipresents.
In addition, Kilimanjaro Live books, promotes and produces several concert series each summer, such as Kew the Music and Live at Chelsea; and via our wider group of companies, host festivals including Pennfest and Belladrum Tartan Heart in Scotland.
*DEAG: DEAG Deutsche Entertainment Aktiengesellschaft (DEAG), a leading entertainment service company and live entertainment provider, produces and promotes live events of all genres and sizes in Europe. With its group companies, DEAG has been present at 20 locations in its core markets of Germany, Great Britain, Switzerland, Ireland and Denmark. As a live entertainment service provider with an integrated business model, DEAG has extensive expertise in the conception, organisation, promotion and production of events.
Founded in Berlin in 1978, DEAG’s core business areas today include Rock/Pop, Classics & Jazz, Family Entertainment, Spoken Word & Literary Events, Arts+Exhibitions and Ticketing. Live Entertainment for all generations including Arts+Exhibitions are important building blocks for the further development of DEAG’s own content. For around 6,000 events, over 10 million tickets are sold annually for proprietary and third-party content – a continuously growing share of these is sold via the group’s proprietary e-commerce platforms myticket.de, myticket.at, myticket.co.uk, gigantic.com and tickets.ie. DEAG is thus excellently positioned for further growth.
