FC Copenhagen posts Scandinavian attendance record

FC Copenhagen has achieved a record average attendance for a football club across Denmark and the wider Scandinavian region. The Danish Superliga club welcomed an average gate of 28,860 spectators during the 2022-23 season, which is the highest-ever aggregate crowd across the region, according to Mikkel Bjerre, FC Copenhagen’s ticketing and customer service manager. The …

Great Canadian boosts programming with Live Nation

North American gaming group Great Canadian Entertainment has announced an exclusive partnership with Live Nation to bring leading music and comedy acts to its venues across Canada. Great Canadian, which operates 25 properties in Canada, including casinos and race tracks, has named Live Nation Canada as its exclusive booking agent, and the two companies will …

Magic Weekend attendance up as fans back Super League event’s future

Super League’s 2023 Magic Weekend attracted a crowd of 63,269 to Newcastle’s St James’ Park in what was the rugby league event’s highest overall crowd in five years. The opening day figure of 36,943 was the fourth-highest single-day attendance since the event – which sees an entire six-game round of Super League matches played over …

Tech Stack: Apple’s AR headset and more…

Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Apple’s AR headset Apple’s new augmented reality (AR) Vision Pro headset has been tipped to transform how people enjoy live entertainment. The spatial computer product, which was introduced at the tech giant’s annual WWDC event, has the capability of enhancing areas of life …

Digital Ally and Clover Leaf Capital reveal Kustom Entertainment merger agreement

Digital Ally and Clover Leaf Capital (CLOE), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have announced that the former’s subsidiary Kustom Entertainment and CLOE have entered into a merger agreement.  Kustom Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital Ally, which focuses on live events, concert production and ticketing. The group comprises TicketSmarter and …

Lewis Capaldi cancels gigs to rest for upcoming Glastonbury appearance

Lewis Capaldi has cancelled all work commitments, including concerts, until his Glastonbury appearance.  “It’s been such an incredible time leading into this new album, and seeing all of the support from everyone has been beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of,” said Capaldi in an Instagram post. “That said, the last few months have …

Match Hospitality Asia appointed commercial hospitality provider for Qatar’s Asian Cup

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed Match Hospitality Asia as its exclusive provider of commercial hospitality for the upcoming Asian Cup in Qatar.  Qatar was announced as the replacement host last year, taking over from China which relinquished its rights to hold the event due to ongoing complications caused by the country’s response to …

DEAG announces bond issue of up to €50m to finance further growth

DEAG Deutsche Entertainment has today (Tuesday) issued a Corporate Bond amounting up to €50m (£43m/$53m).  The executive board of the Berlin-headquartered entertainment and ticketing company, along with the consent of the supervisory board, reached the decision to finance further growth and refinance the Corporate Bond 2018/2023. The Bonds 2023/2026 in a nominal amount of €1,000 …