87. Bob Babisch - Promoter of the "World's Largest Music Festival"

87. Bob Babisch - Promoter of the "World's Largest Music Festival"

Author: Inspiring interviews with successful music industry experts June 26, 2016 Duration: 46:18

Concert organisation and promotion has always been a huge passion of mine! So today I was stoked to be lucky enough to speak with a guy that's been running one of the worlds biggest music festivals for over three decades- truly amazing!


Bob Babisch is that man, and what a wonderful and down to earth bloke he is! Bob runs Summerfest- go check it out at summerfest.com


He has worked in the music industry for 41 years – 37 of them booking Summerfest, "The World's Largest Music Festival" in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In that time Babisch has booked some of the biggest acts on the planet including Paul McCartney, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Tina Turner, and Prince.


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