The boss of London venue Luminaire has announced he is taking on a second job, as Head Booker for Norwegian music festival the Quart Festival. Andy Inglis will continue to run the popular Kilburn venue, but will also spend some of his year in Oslo and Kristiansand (where the festival takes place) coordinating the annual music fest.
Commenting on his new job, Inglis told CMU: "I want to help make Quart into the best festival in the world. Maybe that's too ambitious, but I don't see any point in trying to aim for anything less. And if it can't be the best festival in the world, then at least I'll be able to eat Kvikk Lunsj, Stratos and Crispo every day! Quart is a great festival and Quart will continue to be a great festival. The best music in the world doesn't necessarily come from the UK or America and I think sometimes the UK and America forgets that. I want to expose the Quart audience to the best the world has to offer, so they can expect to see artists they've never heard of. They'll be able to watch some of their favourite acts alongside the most forward-thinking music around, from all genres. We owe it to the audience to work as hard as we can to bring them the best and most innovative bands that we can. We owe it to them because it's their festival".