The US Tennis Association (USTA) has revealed that 10% of the revenue from ticket sales for the Billie Jean King Cup matches between the US and Ukraine will be donated to a relief fund following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Local sponsors of the tournament, previously known as the Fed Cup, are also set to donate …
Music Venue Trust calls on Spotify to support grassroots music venues
Music Venue Trust (MVT), a UK charity that aims to protect and improve UK grassroots music venues, has called on music streaming giant Spotify to support smaller venues. Following Spotify’s $310m (£236m/€281m) deal with Spanish LaLiga side FC Barcelona that includes naming rights for its stadium, Camp Nou, and shirt sponsorship, the charity called out …
Concert for Ukraine reveals artists including Ed Sheeran and Camila Cabello
Concert for Ukraine, a two-hour long live event to raise funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), has revealed the first set of artists to perform. Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Emeli Sandé, Gregory Porter and Snow Patrol are all due to perform at the event, which will be held on Tuesday, March 29. Broadcasters ITV, …
NASCAR at COTA NFTs set to drop
NASCAR fans will be able to celebrate the start of race week with the launch of NASCAR at COTA stadium series NFTs (non-fungible tokens), following successful NFT drops. The NFTs will be available from 12pm CST (5pm GMT) today (Monday). Speedway Motorsports, which owns a number of race tracks across the US, will launch the …
Doja Cat stops live set to help distressed audience member
Artist Doja Cat stopped her set at Lollapalooza Argentina for almost five minutes this weekend, after noticing an attendee was in distress in the audience. The festival was being held at the Hippodromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires and featured performances from other artists including The Strokes, Machine Gun Kelly, Miley Cyrus, ASAP Rocky …
Indian state mulls over online movie tix platform operator bids
The Indian state of Andhra Pradesh is close to selecting a business to operate its planned online movie ticketing platform. Perni Venkataramaiah (Nani), the state’s Cinematography Minister, said that two companies have submitted tenders to run the state government-administered online movie ticketing platform, plans for which were approved via legislation last year. Nani said the …
London’s Outernet Live unveils operating partners
Outernet Live, the largest live events venue to be built in central London since the 1940s, has announced its operating partners as bookings officially open ahead of a full launch this summer. Robert Butters and Karrie Goldberg – founders of Green Light Development – have been selected as joint venture partners to manage and operate …
Singapore venues can now return to 50% capacity
Sports events and concerts in Singapore can welcome bigger crowds from this weekend after a relaxation of COVID restrictions across the city-state. The number of permitted spectators at venues with capacities greater than 1,000 will be increased to 50% capacity starting today (Friday, 18 March) under guidelines announced by bodies such as Sport Singapore (SportSG) …
SALTO enhances facial recognition tech through acquisition
Gantner Technologies owner SALTO Group is to enhance facial recognition technology within its ticketing and access control systems after the acquisition of Cognitec. SALTO said the acquisition comes in the wake of changing expectations across the events industry, with digital credentials, digital identities and facial recognition becoming the new standard. The group said the deal …
Open banking partnership boost for Pretix event organisers
European event organisers can now benefit from a simplified and cheaper payment process through a deal between Pretix and open banking API services provider Nordigen. The collaboration between the Germany-based event ticketing platform and Nordigen is designed to allow Pretix users to connect to client bank accounts securely and quickly, allowing event organisers to keep …