French Ligue 1 football clubs lost €645m (£551m/$680m) during the 2020-21 season, the majority of which was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new report from the Direction Nationale du Contrôle de Gestion (DNCG), which monitors French clubs’ financial affairs, has laid bare the impact the pandemic had on teams. Paris …
Promoter and ticketing agent apologise for Jay Chou ticketing issues
Promoter G.H.Y Culture and Media and Ticketek Singapore have apologised to fans attempting to purchase tickets for Jay Chou’s stadium concerts in Singapore. Priority tickets for the Taiwanese singer’s concerts went on sale on Thursday with general sales launching yesterday (Sunday). The launch of the ticket sales was affected by “technical issues” resulting in long …
Victoria Government to provide training grant for live music industry
Live music industry body CrewCare will receive a A$190,000 (£108,000/€126,000) grant from the Victoria Government to train and deliver more job-ready music crew. As Australian music fans return to gigs, concerts and festivals, the Andrews Labor Government is looking to invest in the behind-the-scenes workers that keep the live music industry running smoothly. The funding …
More than 60,000 tix sold for FA Youth Cup final at Old Trafford
The 2022 FA Youth Cup final is set to welcome over 60,000 fans to Old Trafford on Wednesday, the biggest crowd outside of games at Wembley and Manchester United’s home matches this season. According to the Premier League club, more than 60,000 tickets had been snapped up to watch United’s Under-18s take on Nottingham Forest’s …
RocketRez integrates Protecht’s TourShield ticket protection
RocketRez, a ticketing and business management software provider, has announced a partnership with Protecht. Protecht is a ticket protection solutions provider, and RocketRez will integrate the company’s TourShield ticket protection into its omni-channel ticketing and reservations platform. The partnership means that ticket buyers using RocketRez tour and attraction partners will be able to choose a …
Fiesta Bowl joins the SeatGeek party
The Fiesta Bowl, an American college bowl game, has linked up with ticketing platform SeatGeek in a multi-year partnership. SeatGeek will be the event’s primary ticketing partner, with fans able to use its app to purchase tickets and enter Fiesta Bowl games, as well as this year’s College Football semi-final play-off at State Farm Stadium …
Fans snap up tickets for Women’s Champions League final
FC Barcelona Femení’s first 3,000 free tickets have already been allocated to members by the club for the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against Olympique Lyonnais Féminin. The final will be held at Allianz Stadium (pictured) in Turin on May 21, with a second batch of 4,000 tickets going on sale to the general public …
KPOP.FLEX to entertain fans globally through live stream
KPOP.FLEX, the K-pop festival set to be held in Frankfurt, will entertain fans all over the world with a 90-minute live-stream of some of the top-billed acts. Taking place at Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park in May, the festival is set to be live-streamed and will cater to different time zones including East Asia and the …
Live Nation revenue soars in Q1 with return of live music
Live Nation Entertainment has claimed a best first quarter ever as revenue “greatly surpassed” expectations, according to president and chief executive, Michael Rapino. The live entertainment giant, which also owns ticketing platform Ticketmaster, posted revenue of $1.8bn (£1.5bn/€1.7bn) in the three months to March 31, up from $290m in the same COVID-19-hit period in 2021. …
Singapore ticket buyers warned by police over scams
Singapore’s ticket buyers have been warned by the police to be wary of scammers following the return of live events in the city-state. According to a report from the Straits Times, e-commerce scams were the third-most common scam in Singapore, with an estimated S$5.8m (£3.4m/€4m) lost. A statement from the police said to be particularly …