Director of Headline Security Management (HSM)
Thirty two years of touring with some of the biggest names in music taught Colin Lish what crowd safety looks like from the side of the stage.
Colin is a member of our Pink Bows Foundation advisory board and Director of Headline Security Management (HSM), where he leads tour security consultancy. His touring career includes stadium runs with Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pink, tent tours with Radiohead, and worldwide arena tours with Rammstein, Katy Perry and Snow Patrol.
He paired that experience with study, earning a Foundation Degree with distinction in Crowd Safety Management and a first class BA (Hons) in Crowd Safety by Design at Buckinghamshire New University. His dissertations on front of stage barrier safety were required reading for crowd management students by crowd safety pioneer Dr. Mick Upton. After stepping back from full-time touring in 2025, Colin is focused on training the next generation of venue and artist advance security professionals.