Newcastle’s O2 City Hall has recently had a makeover that included the addition of removable ground floor seats to increase the venue’s capacity by 600. The venue, which dates back to 1927, has been upgraded by operators Academy Music Group. The company acquired the location in the English city back in 2019. The addition of …
Festival fans fight for Glastonbury standard tickets
Glastonbury Festival fans once again battled it out in the ticket resale yesterday (Sunday), this time for standard admission tickets, with tickets selling out in just over 20 minutes. The resale offered festival fans the opportunity to purchase tickets that had been cancelled by previous owners, but like many other years, organisers did not reveal …
West End Live set to return to Trafalgar Square in June
West End Live, a free musical theatre festival that takes place in London’s Trafalgar Square, has announced its dates for 2022. Trafalgar Square will be transformed into an open-air theatre to welcome tens of thousands of theatre fans on June 25-26. The event will feature some of the West End’s top shows, with last year’s …
Singapore fans miss kick-off following ticketing malfunction
Singapore’s 2-1 win over rivals Malaysia on Saturday in the Football Association of Singapore (FAS) Tri-Nations Series friendly was marred by a ticketing issue that prevented hundreds of fans from seeing the kick-off. The match took place at Singapore’s National Stadium (pictured) and was attended by 14,896 fans, a post-pandemic record after the Government recently …
‘Floatchella’ to be renamed following cease and desist letter
AEG Presents, which owns Coachella festival promoter Goldenvoice, has reportedly sent a cease and desist letter to a small event called ‘Floatchella’ in Mystic, Connecticut. ‘Floatchella’ is an event that features local bands and DJs performing on a dock, while the audience watches from small boats, paddle boards or other paddle craft that float in …
Further demands from US Representatives for probe into Live Nation and Ticketmaster
US Republican Bill Pascrell Jr has written to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, to urge members to look at federal guidelines to make it easier to overturn bad mergers, using the Live Nation and Ticketmaster deal as an example. Pascrell wrote to FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan …
Spain’s teenagers to receive €400 voucher to boost cultural sector
Spain’s teenagers will be given a €400 (£334/$440) voucher to be used as an incentive to help rebuild the country’s cultural sector. Those that turn 18 in 2022 will be given a Youth Cultural Voucher, with a maximum €200 of the bonus to be spent on live events such as festivals and music concerts, and …
Capital One adds ticketing rewards feature
US bank holding company Capital One is adding a new feature for its cardholders, which will offer tickets to experiences across sports, music and more. Capital One Entertainment is a new ticketing platform for US cardholders that will allow them to redeem rewards for tickets, which cover more than 500,000 events and experiences. The new …
Glastonbury packages sell out in 18 minutes
Glastonbury fans scrambled to purchase cancelled or leftover ticket and coach travel packages for the 2022 festival, with all tickets selling out within 18 minutes. It was the first chance to buy tickets for UK flagship festival Glastonbury in over two years, with most tickets held by those that had purchased admission for the 2020 …
Positive fourth quarter puts DEAG on track
Deutsche Entertainment AG (DEAG), owner of MyTicket and Gigantic(.com), has revealed a significant boost in revenue during 2021 thanks to a positive fourth quarter and a near-return to pre-pandemic booking levels in key markets such as the UK. Revenue in the fourth quarter rose approximately 82% to help the company reach a revenue of €91m …