Venues in England face fines of up to £10,000 for failing to enforce mandatory NHS Covid Pass checks under new guidelines that come into effect on Wednesday. Indoor events with 500 or more attendees, outdoor events with 4,000 or more attendees and all events with 10,000 or more attendees are all required to check the …
Motorsport Tickets appoints Twickets as official reseller
Dedicated motorsport ticket provider Motorsport Tickets has appointed marketplace Twickets as its official ticketing reseller. Motorsport fans will now have an outlet to resell their tickets for events they can no longer attend. Sellers can control their reselling process on the marketplace, which only allows tickets to be priced at their original face value. This …
Vivid Seats expands into online gaming sector with acquisition
Online ticket marketplace Vivid Seats has acquired the fantasy sports app, Betcha Sports. The upfront purchase price is $25m (£18.9m/€22.1m) in Vivid Seats equity with additional payments of up to $40m of earn outs that, if earned, will be paid through a mix of cash and equity. The deal means that Vivid Seats will be …
Marvel fans left frustrated by ticketing platform error
Indonesian Marvel and Spider-Man fans have been left frustrated as ticketing platform Tix ID had to issue mass refunds due to a system error. The day before Spider-Man: No Way Home is due to hit cinemas, some customers received notification that they had been automatically refunded for their tickets. More specifically, Tix ID had to …
Ticketek partners with Marriner Group
Ticketing and data insights provider Ticketek has agreed a long-term partnership with theatre company Marriner Group. Ticketek will provide Marriner Group, which is one of the largest privately-owned theatre companies in Australia, with its ticketing technology, marketing and data insights during the deal. Marriner Group is the owner and operator of numerous theatres in Melbourne, …
SeatGeek partners with MLS newcomer St. Louis CITY SC
Mobile-centric ticketing technology platform SeatGeek has become the primary ticketing provider for St. Louis CITY SC, as the club prepares for its inaugural season in Major League Soccer (MLS) in 2023. Edmound Elzy, St. Louis CITY SC’s vice president of ticketing sales and service, said: “After an overwhelming response during our club’s record-breaking season ticket …
Up to 40% no-shows for gigs
As many as 40% of ticket holders are not turning up to gigs, including shows that have been sold out for months. While there always was a percentage of ticket holders that did not turn up to events, it has rocketed as the year has progressed. Graeme Stewart, an artist manager, told the Guardian: …
Refunds for New Zealand festival over vaccine pass rules
Organisers of a New Zealand festival have had to refund around 500 early-bird ticket holders who are unwilling to show a Covid-19 vaccine pass in order to gain entry to the event. Early-bird tickets had gone on sale in August for Womad Festival in New Plymouth, prior to details of New Zealand’s traffic light system …
Spectra utilises FEVO for group ticketing opportunities
Live events and entertainment company Spectra has announced that social commerce technology company FEVO is its group ticketing partner. Spectra will utilise FEVO for group ticketing opportunities at its venues. FEVO has been integrated into more than 40 Spectra venues, including Fair Park in Dallas, the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines and PPL Center …
SecuTix links up with The Guinness Storehouse as part of Diageo partnership
The Guinness Storehouse, a brewery experience and popular tourist destination in Dublin, Ireland, has partnered with ticketing technology provider, SecuTix. SecuTix will be the official ticketing technology partner for The Guinness Storehouse and will provide its S-360 ticketing engagement solution. In a multi-year agreement, this solution will also be utilised across beverage company Diageo’s Irish …