Promotion
Stuart Galbraith
CEO and Promoter, KMJ Entertainment
4.5M
Combined annual ticket sales across KMJ Entertainment's brands
As of January 2026
Group-wide figure across KMJ's promotion, festival, theatrical and ticketing brands, not attributable to Galbraith personally.
Source: Music Business Worldwide — Zac Fox upped to CEO at DEAG's Kilimanjaro Live (retrieved 2026-09-16)
Hero metrics are sourced, person-specific measures of live-music economic footprint. Company metrics are labelled as company metrics; no synthetic score is used.
Founder of Kilimanjaro Live and chief executive of its parent group, KMJ Entertainment, a UK live-entertainment and ticketing group majority-owned by DEAG.
Last updated 2026-09-16
In short
Stuart Galbraith is CEO and Promoter at KMJ Entertainment. Built Kilimanjaro Live into a leading UK promoter and now leads the wider KMJ group spanning promotion, festivals, theatrical production and ticketing. Stuart Galbraith founded Kilimanjaro Live in 2008 and built it into a major UK promoter working with artists including Ed Sheeran, Gorillaz and Stereophonics.
Quick facts
- Current role
- CEO and Promoter
- Organisation
- KMJ Entertainment
- Primary category
- Promotion
- Known for
- Founding Kilimanjaro Live; Building KMJ Entertainment; Belladrum Festival; UK promoter consolidation
Executive summary
Stuart Galbraith founded Kilimanjaro Live in 2008 and built it into a major UK promoter working with artists including Ed Sheeran, Gorillaz and Stereophonics. In January 2026, following a management reshuffle, Galbraith stepped back from day-to-day leadership of Kilimanjaro Live itself to concentrate on his role as CEO and promoter of parent company KMJ Entertainment, which he formed in February 2024, while long-serving group COO Zac Fox was promoted to CEO of Kilimanjaro Live [1](https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/zac-fox-upped-to-ceo-at-deags-kilimanjaro-live/).
KMJ Entertainment groups Kilimanjaro Live alongside Regular Music, Singular Artists, Belladrum Festival, ticketing brands Gigantic, MyTicket and Tickets.ie, theatrical producers Flying Music and JAS Theatricals, and spoken-word producers Fane and How To Academy. Germany's DEAG has held a majority stake in the Kilimanjaro business since 2014 [2](https://www.kmjentertainment.com/press/l191syxjslgtmrh2nyc9bych0pnxyx).
This record treats CEO of Kilimanjaro Live as historical for Galbraith following the January 2026 restructuring, and CEO and promoter of KMJ Entertainment as his current role.
Why Stuart Galbraith matters in live music
Galbraith's move from operating Kilimanjaro Live day-to-day to leading the wider KMJ group reflects the consolidation of UK independent promotion, festival and ticketing brands under single corporate umbrellas, a structure increasingly common among DEAG-backed and other European groups.
As group CEO he retains a promoter role while overseeing companies selling a combined 4.5 million tickets annually across concerts, festivals, comedy and theatre.
Career record
- 2008Founded Kilimanjaro Live.
- 2014DEAG acquired a 51% stake in Kilimanjaro Live.
- February 2024Formed KMJ Entertainment as the group umbrella for Kilimanjaro Live and affiliated brands.
- January 2026Stepped back from day-to-day leadership of Kilimanjaro Live to focus on his role as CEO and promoter of KMJ Entertainment; Zac Fox became CEO of Kilimanjaro Live.
Sphere of influence
Levels are categorical — Core, Major, Significant, Limited — and each is stated with the evidence it rests on. No numeric score is published, because none would be defensible.
- UK concert promotion Major
- Founded and continues to promote through Kilimanjaro Live, now part of the KMJ group he leads.
- Group consolidation Core
- Leads KMJ Entertainment, which combines promotion, festival, theatrical and ticketing brands under one structure.
- Ticketing Significant
- KMJ's brands include ticketing platforms Gigantic, MyTicket and Tickets.ie.
Entity relationships
Current
Stuart Galbraith is CEO and promoter of KMJ Entertainment.
Historical
Stuart Galbraith founded Kilimanjaro Live.
Day-to-day CEO role passed to Zac Fox in January 2026.
Timeline
- 2008Founded Kilimanjaro Live.
- 2024Formed KMJ Entertainment.
- 2026Became CEO and promoter of KMJ Entertainment Group as Zac Fox took over as CEO of Kilimanjaro Live.
Related Live Index research and records
References and sources
- KMJ Entertainment Ltd Announces Record Year and Senior Leadership Promotions — KMJ Entertainment. Company source. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: States Galbraith's current role as CEO and promoter of KMJ Group and the group's brand portfolio.
- Zac Fox upped to CEO at DEAG's Kilimanjaro Live — Music Business Worldwide. Trade press. Retrieved 2026-09-16.Cited for: Confirms the January 2026 leadership change and the group's combined 4.5 million annual ticket sales.