Smash!Bang!Pow! Hires Xenia Grigat As Senior Promoter In Denmark

Grigat will be taking care of the company’s international roster, which includes The War On Drugs, Future Islands, Tash Sultana, Rex Orange

County, Hans Zimmer, Grimes, Snoop Dogg, Jon Hopkins, Kacey Musgraves, Slowdive, Fontaines DC, Mac DeMarco, Skepta, Sturgill Simpson, Khruangbin, and Blood Orange.

Xenia Grigat has vast experience as a promoter in Denmark, having worked for 13 years with DTD Concerts (formerly Beatbox) and most recently at Luger Denmark. She has previously worked with artists including The National, FKA Twigs, First Aid Kit, Idles, Ed Sheeran, Passenger, Caribou, Sigrid, Moses Sumney, Robyn, Lisa Hannigan, Jungle, King Krule, Jamie xx, Hozier, The Knife and Foals.

Nikolaj Thorenfeldt, CEO of Smash!Bang!Pow!, sees Grigat “as a cornerstone” in the company’s “ambition to develop and produce shows with international acts at the absolute highest level.”

He commented, “I have always had the greatest respect and admiration for Xenia’s work, and I am very proud that she sees her future as part of Smash!Bang!Pow! team.”

Smash!Bang!Pow! is a part of the FKP Scorpio Group, headed by Folkert Koopmans, who adds: “We have worked with Xenia before and were happy for that cooperation. We want to be the best partner for the artists and fans. Therefore it is a very good fit for our plans in Denmark and the Nordics.”

Smash!Bang!Pow! also announced the hiring of Katrine Kamp as promoter coordinator per April 1. Like Grigat, Kamp has several years of experience with international acts and festivals at DTD Concerts.

“With Xenia and Katrine on board, we are well geared to embrace future opportunities and reach the ambitions and targets we set for ourselves as a company – both in regard to new formats and larger capacities,” Thorenfeldt concluded.