Palau de la Música Catalana, a historic concert hall in Barcelona, has renewed its partnership with software-as-a-service platform for ticketing and audience management, SecuTix. Palau de la Música is a UNESCO World Heritage site and celebrates Catalan culture with classical music concerts. The contract was won by a public tender and Palau de la Música …
Spezia Calcio to donate 50% of ticket sales in support of Ukraine
Italian Serie A club Spezia Calcio has announced that it will be donating 50% of its ticket sales from the upcoming match between Spezia and Cagliari Calcio to charity Save the Children, to show its solidarity with Ukraine. Ukraine was invaded by Russia on February 24 and has since been subjected to numerous attacks and …
Leeds United takes fight to ticket touts
English Premier League club Leeds United has identified a number of supporters who have resold their tickets to third-party resale sites and has subsequently cancelled their season tickets and memberships. The club has also issued lifetime bans to the identified supporters. In a statement, Leeds said: “Leeds United have continued to work hard and monitor …
Tech Stack: Apps, the metaverse and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… NFTs Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama is run by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority, and alongside financial company Protective Life Corp. is offering residents the chance to gain free entry for a year. Through an auction that will benefit community coalition Prosper, patrons …
People: KB Events, RLWC2021 and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… KB Events, a specialist event transport and logistics company, has appointed Richard Burnett (pictured left) as its managing director. Burnett has joined the company from the Road Haulage Association, where he spent seven years. He boasts a 37-year career in logistics and has …
International Women’s Day Q&A: Seat Unique’s Phillipa Hicks
Since its inception in 2018, premium ticketing marketplace Seat Unique has gone from strength to strength, and has amassed an impressive clientele in just four years. Just today (Tuesday), Seat Unique and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club announced that its home ground, Bristol County Ground, will become Seat Unique Stadium. The company was founded by Robin …
Bristol County Ground renamed Seat Unique Stadium
Bristol County Ground, home of Gloucestershire County Cricket Club, has been renamed Seat Unique Stadium following a historic naming-rights deal with the premium ticketing marketplace. The cricket ground will be renamed Seat Unique Stadium with immediate effect as part of a four-year deal. Seat Unique first partnered with Gloucestershire CCC in early 2021 when the …
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup travel and tours packages launch
STH UK has launched travel and tours packages for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which is set to take place in Australia later this year. STH UK is the sales arm of Sports Travel & Hospitality Group (STH Group) which is a joint venture between French food services and facilities management giant Sodexo and …
Beijing Winter Olympic Games utilises Prevail solutions
Shenzhen-based Prevail Technology’s entry solutions were utilised for the recent Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games to speed up access for attendees. While the Games were only attended by around 150,000 fans who were invited to watch the sporting action, ticketed entry was still required. The attendees were locals and were invited to events in two …
More artists pull performances in Russia and Ukraine
American rock band My Chemical Romance has become the latest act to cancel upcoming shows in Russia and Ukraine. In a statement posted on social media platform Instagram, the band said: “With deep regret, My Chemical Romance is cancelling our Ukraine and Russia shows in June 2022. We hope to be able to play for …