FKP Scorpio UK & Communion Presents announce formation of Communion One

25 March 2024 - Press release

THE TWO COMPANIES JOIN FORCES AS LIVE PROMOTERS FOR LIKES OF ED SHEERAN, SAM FENDER, NOAH KAHAN, PHOEBE BRIDGERS, LEWIS CAPALDI, AND MITSKI

COMMUNION ONE TO PRODUCE 15,000 CAPACITY THREE NIGHT LIVE EVENT SERIES AT BRISTOL’S QUEEN SQUARE FROM 2025



Two of the UK’s most prominent live promoters, Communion Presents and FKP Scorpio UK, are excited to announce the news of their merging to form Communion ONE.

Operating under one roof with immediate effect, Communion ONE’s team have promoted some of the biggest and most exciting artists from around the globe, from the likes of Ed Sheeran, Noah Kahan, Sam Fender, and Lewis Capaldi, to Phoebe Bridgers, Mitski, TEMS, The War On Drugs and Laufey.

Communion ONE will be led by a board including managing directors Daniel Ealam, Mazin Tappuni and Scott O’Neill. The non-executive leadership team is formed by Communion Music’s managing director Jamie Emsell, Communion’s co-founders Kevin Jones and Ben Lovett, FKP Scorpio’s CEO and founder, Folkert Koopmans, and the promoter Carlo Scarampi as a Partner.

Communion ONE will also lean on the wealth of experience accrued by Carly Rockett in the position of Head of Operations, and Julie Morgan, Olly Goddard, Rich Cheetham, Mike Werbowy, and Jack Dedman as Heads of Marketing, Ticketing, Production, Finance and Venue Programming respectively. Sam Laurence’s pioneering promoter imprint ‘dollop’ also joins the newly unified company, with Eve Thomas and Hayley Moss completing the promoter team.

In a joint statement, Ealam, Tappuni, and O’Neill said: “Bringing our two brilliant teams together and combining our shared experience, resources and perspectives, is the most natural thing in the world. In doing so, we believe that Communion ONE is creating an even more compelling proposition for our existing and future clients. We’ve all had amazing success so far, but in many ways, we’re only just getting started.”

The likes of Michael Kiwanuka, Self Esteem, Maggie Rogers, Holly Humberstone, Ben Howard, Olivia Dean, Dermot Kennedy, Jamie xx, The Lumineers, Bastille, Maisie Peters, George Ezra, Gabriels, Hauser, Greentea Peng, Jungle, The Reytons, Kelela, and Calum Scott have also enjoyed much past success under the two companies or dollop’s guidance, which Communion ONE look forward to providing as one combined team.

Communion ONE will plug into FKP Scorpio’s European touring network, with offices in 11 European countries and one of the largest festival offerings across Europe. FKP Scorpio sold 4 million tickets across Europe in 2023.

Communion ONE will also be producing a new 3 night event series at Bristol’s 15,000 capacity Queen Square from 2025, and will continue to book tvg hospitality’s UK portfolio and its affiliates Lafayette, Omeara, The Social, and their new partnerships with Village Underground and EartH. The company also plans to expand its outdoor portfolio over the coming year.