Steve Heap on life after the AFO and why he has every faith that festivals will bounce back
Steve Heap recently announced his retirement from the Association of Festival Organisers (AFO). Here, he chats about what his role has taught him and why he has every faith that the festival scene will bounce back...
"I've been in the festival business for a long time,” says Steve Heap, the recently retired general secretary of the Association of Festival Organisers (AFO). “I went to my first f...
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