Former Live Nation UK chief Stuart Galbraith, who founded his own live music firm Kilimanjaro Live in partnership with the aforementioned AEG earlier this year, has joined the board of metal festival Bloodstock.
Bloodstock founder Paul Gregory says this: "We've had to make some pretty defining decisions over the last seven years and I think this is perhaps the biggest and most positive to date. The addition of Stuart as an equal partner means we can expand the original and current management team whilst developing genuine worldwide industry partnerships, which can only improve the profile and performance of Bloodstock".
Galbraith, who developed metal-ish festival Download while at Live Nation, confirmed his involvement in Bloodstock yesterday, saying in a statement: "It's great to be involved in a pure, heavy metal rock festival again. There's always been a need for a pure, hard rock festival and we hope to build on the great work that Paul and his family have put in".
Bloodstock 2008 takes place 15-17 Aug at Catton Hall, Derbyshire and is headlined by Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Opeth and Helloween.