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- ↑ AIF "Kilimanjaro Live adds Wakestock, Vans Warped Tour and Sonisphere" Archived 2013-08-05 at archive.today , "Association of Independent Festivals"
- ↑ Chris Cooke "Kilimanjaro Live joins AIF", The Complete Music Update , Friday 22 March 2013
- ↑ James Dickson "Stuart Galbraith Joins AIF Board" Archived 2013-09-05 at the Wayback Machine , Event Industry News , Thursday 21 March 2013
- ↑ Music Week Awards "Music Week Awards", Audience Magazine
- ↑ Louder Sound "Official Blog, Alan Day picks up award picture", Louder Sound
- ↑ IQ Magazine "Live Music Awards", IQ
- ↑ IQ Magazine "Music Managers Forum Awards", IQ
- ↑ Festivals For All "Festivals for all", Festivals For All
- ↑ Kilimanjaro live website "KILILIVE.COM becomes MYTICKET.CO.UK", Kilimanjaro live website
- ↑ Kew Gardens "Kew Gardens", Kew Gardens
- ↑ James Hanley "Kilimanjaro Live acquires Scotland's Belladrum festival ", Music Week
- ↑ Festival Planet "Sonisphere 2012", Festival Planet
- ↑ Ross Robinson "Alexis Balladon Interview", Boardsport Source
- ↑ LickLibrary "Vans Warped Tour to return to the UK for the first time since 1999" Archived 2016-10-09 at the Wayback Machine , LickLibrary , Fri, 30 March 2012
- ↑ "Viagogo sues Ed Sheeran promoter over anti-touting efforts". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 2018-09-05.