After a breakthrough year, 2016 could have been a case of after the Lord Mayor’s Show for DHP Family. The company co-promoted Ed Sheeran’s trio of Wembley dates, its first stadium concerts, and its fabled Rock City venue in Nottingham and multi-city Dot To Dot festival turned 35 and 10 respectively over the course of the year. 

It also debuted the latest addition to its festival portfolio, the American indie-tinged Mirrors in Hackney, in October, which showcased the likes of ...