"Success comes from staying grounded and putting fans first"
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FKP Scorpio
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"Success comes from staying grounded and putting fans first"

How’s the live business doing in 2025 and beyond? Our CEO and founder, Folkert Koopmans, talked to Pollstar about trying times, well-earned successes, …
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"Joyful Discovery and Open-Mindedness": Why Festivals play a pivotal role in the cultural landscape
Festivals

"Joyful Discovery and Open-Mindedness": Why Festivals play a pivotal role in the cultural landscape

In the latest issue of the European Festival Report, our colleagues Karen and Janina spoke with IQ Magazine about the current state and future of the …
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ACCESS ALL AREAS: Der Backstage Podcast: S04F02 | Air Raids and Amplifiers
Access All Areas
Festivals

ACCESS ALL AREAS: Der Backstage Podcast: S04F02 | Air Raids and Amplifiers

Russia's invasion from February 2022 continues, but so does live music in Ukraine. The country has become renowned not only for maintaining a …
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Intricate Layers: The dreamy yet complex Sound of Wasuremono
Mucke bei die Fische
Tour
Festivals

Intricate Layers: The dreamy yet complex Sound of Wasuremono

Wasuremono was among the promising newcomers picked for our showcase festival "Mucke bei die Fische". The emotional impact of their carefully crafted …
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"Success comes from staying grounded and putting fans first"
Industry Insights
FKP Scorpio
Awards
06.10.2025
"Success comes from staying grounded and putting fans first"
How’s the live business doing in 2025 and beyond? Our CEO and founder, Folkert Koopmans, talked to Pollstar about trying times, well-earned successes, and why fair pricing is more important than ever. Read the full interview below – and explore more background stories about the live industry over at Pollstar.
What a year!
FKP Scorpio
Tour
Festivals
01.11.2019
What a year!
With 2019 slowly coming to a close we're often asked how our year has been. The short answer: "Very good." The long answer: "Very good, thank you. Do you want to know why?" For those who do we've compiled some interesting questions our CEO Folkert answered for Audience Mag.
WE ARE FKP SCORPIO
FKP Scorpio
28.06.2019
WE ARE FKP SCORPIO
A little more than a year ago, we started a process in the company that we called FKP Scorpio Identity. So far, it has resulted in a defined company philosophy, an employee charter, internal knowledge sharing sessions, yearly employee questionnaires and several other initiatives. Most importantly, we are starting to see spikes in overall satisfaction levels and we spur a will among colleagues to break down barriers between departments in order to work more and better together. We are not there yet, but the process is in motion and on-going! But let's take a step back to look at how this process even came into question.