My friend Chris York, who has died aged 55 of cancer, was an energetic promoter of live music. He put on some of the biggest concerts the UK has seen – including Oasis at Maine Road and Knebworth – and was the chief booker of acts for Teenage Cancer Trust gigs over the last 20 years, helping to raise millions for the charity.
The son of Anne (nee Taylor), a teacher, and John, who worked in insurance, Chris was born in Nottingham, but grew up in Ottley, Leeds, where his family settled when he was three. After Prince Henry’s grammar school, Otley, he studied chemistry and business studies at Warwick University; he arrived there as a keen runner and left fully committed to a life in the music industry.
