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John Giddings
John Giddings (born 1 May 1953 in St Albans, Hertfordshire) is a music agent and promotor who has been responsible for tours by the likes of The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Genesis, Celine Dion, Iggy Pop and David Bowie.〔(''The Soloist'', IQ Magazine, Issue 28, March 2010, P36-58 )〕 In 2002 he revived the Isle of Wight Festival and continues to run the festival today.
==Early career==
Giddings graduated from Exeter University〔(Interview: John Giddings )〕 with a Philosophy & Sociology degree. He had worked booking bands at the university as social secretary〔(The Brits big-hitters, ''London Evening Standard'', 16 February 2004 )〕 and later entertainments chairman for Exeter College.〔(John Giddings Interview, Isle Of Wight iLife, 2011 )〕 During his time at university he was responsible for booking acts such as Genesis, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band and Procol Harum.
After leaving university Giddings, using contacts he had made while working with the bands he booked, got his first job as an agent at the M.A.M. Agency in London and by 1977 he had become the agent for a number of punk acts such as The Adverts and X-Ray Spex〔(''Buy some rock and roll history after the Isle of Wight Festival valued at £12 million'', Daily Telegraph, 29 January 2012 )〕 before taking on acts such as The Boomtown Rats, The Ramones and Iggy Pop (who he still represents today).〔(''JOHN GIDDINGS: A Solo mission'', Music Week, 17/11/2007 )〕
In 1980 he left M.A.M. to form TBA International with fellow M.A.M. agent Ian Wright〔(''U.K. Industry Vet Wright Dies'', Billboard, 18 July 2007 )〕 where he went on to work with Paul Young, Alison Moyet, Big Country, Howard Jones, Tears for Fears and Duran Duran.
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