Organisers of Newcastle-based music festival This Is Tomorrow have said that they will not be going ahead with the event this year, and have cited the “oversaturated market” and an “ongoing economic crisis” as the reasons why. The three-day event was due to run from June 3-5 but will now take place in May next …
Data, revenue, fan engagement – digital ticketing at the Six Nations with Tixserve
Following five exciting weekends of rugby’s Guinness Six Nations, 370,000 Tixserve-powered digital tickets were delivered across both Twickenham Stadium, London, and the Principality Stadium, Cardiff, for fixtures against Scotland, France, Ireland and Italy. Digital match day ticketing, hospitality ticketing and car parking passes were issued via the Tixserve platform and delivered into the relevant client’s …
Concerts for Carers adds new Glasgow venues to initiative
Concerts for Carers, a charity initiative, and telecommunications giant O2, have announced more venues are joining the scheme to provide free tickets to shows for National Health Service (NHS) and paid care workers. The scheme has been running for six months to give back to NHS and care workers with free tickets to top events. …
Tickets For Less acquires Ticket Express
Event distribution company Tickets For Less has acquired reseller Ticket Express, which is based in Omaha, Nebraska. Ticket Express has provided clients with tickets across Nebraska and Western Iowa in the US for almost 30 years, and will now operate under the Tickets For Less brand. It is hoped the strategic acquisition will bring Tickets …
Victoria Racing Club links up with Ticketmaster Australia
Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has teamed up with Ticketmaster Australia, with the company becoming VRC’s exclusive ticketing service partner for all race day events held at Flemington Racecourse. The multi-year partnership covers the Melbourne Cup Carnival and hopes to provide horse racing fans with an elevated experience. The racecourse will also utilise Ticketmaster’s Virtual Venue …
Backstage: Roxy Music, Shawn Mendes and more…
A round-up of the latest live music news… English band Roxy Music are set to go on tour for the first time in 11 years to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their debut album. The band, which consists of Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera and Paul Thompson, will tour across the US, Canada and the UK …
Singapore Indoor Stadium to hold first large-scale concert in two years
Singapore Indoor Stadium (pictured) will hold its first large-scale concert since the start of the pandemic, when Taiwanese singer A-Lin kicks off her A-Link With Passengers world tour in May. The city-state’s 8,000-capacity venue has not held a large-scale concert since December 2019, and was set to welcome shows from Green Day and K-Pop group …
SaveLive raises $135m in financing
SaveLive, a platform launched in 2020 to help struggling concert venues during the pandemic, has raised $135m (£104m/€124m) in funding. The platform was launched by Marc Geiger and John Fogelman, who were previously music executives for talent and media agency, WME. As well as the financing, SaveLive has also announced its first round of partners, …
Irish artists and creative arts workers to receive basic income in pilot scheme
Ireland’s Government has launched a pilot scheme that will aim to support artists and creative arts workers in the country. The Basic Income for the Arts scheme will look into the impact of a basic income on artists and creative arts workers, over a three-year period. Some 2,000 eligible artists and creative arts workers, who …
Radio 2 Live heads to Leeds
After being held in London for a number of years, Radio 2 Live is heading to the north of England, with its September festival taking place in Leeds. The BBC radio station’s festival will be held on September 17-18 in Leeds’ Temple Newsan Park with over 20 artists performing across two stages. Alongside the main stage …