The West End’s annual Kids Week campaign has outperformed pre-pandemic levels with more than 113,000 tickets sold in the first 24 hours. Kids Week allows kids to go free to a variety of West End shows throughout August, when accompanied by a full paying adult. Day one sales exceeded 2019 figures, with 175,000 tickets still …
Backstage: Robbie Williams, Post Malone and more
A round-up of the latest live music news… Robbie Williams has announced an initial eight dates for a tour of the UK and Ireland later this year. The singer’s XXV tour, which coincides with a new album and the 25th anniversary of his solo career, begins the run with two nights at London’s O2 in …
MLS season-ticket holders get Apple TV through new rights deal
Major League Soccer (MLS) season-ticket holders will gain free access to Apple TV thanks to a 10-season broadcasting rights deal between the competition and the tech giant. The Apple TV app will be the exclusive destination to watch every single live MLS match from anywhere in the world, beginning in 2023. In what is described …
Texas Rangers brings in TicketManager as corporate partner
The Texas Rangers has appointed TicketManager as its corporate ticket management partner. The Major League Baseball (MLB) team said the California-based event and guest management platform will provide ticket management technology and tools to corporate ticket holders to manage and re-sell tickets. Rangers corporate customers can now use TicketManager’s services to centralise their ticket inventory …
Live Nation sees record demand for Concert Week campaign
Live Nation sold a record 2.2m tickets during its annual Concert Week as demand outstripped pre-pandemic levels. Held between May 4-10, the campaign offered fans access to $25 all-in tickets to more than 4,000 shows across North America this year. Sales were higher than the last pre-pandemic year of 2019. The ticket offer included performances …
Logitix appoints former Tessitura CEO as strategic advisor
Live event ticketing technology and analytics provider Logitix has announced its intention to expand its performing arts division, and has appointed co-founder and former chief executive of Tessitura Network Jack Rubin as a strategic advisor. The performing arts division will aim to help theatres optimise pricing, distribution and inventory management of tickets. As the co-founder …
Secutix France partners with Ticketac and Le Figaro Billetterie
Figaro Group, which operates ticketing platforms Ticketac and Le Figaro Billetterie, has partnered with software-as-a-service platform for ticketing and audience management, Secutix. Ticketac and Le Figaro Billetterie hope the new agreement will improve the experience for visitors. Secutix’s suite of tools will enable 100% digital efficiency and an increased experience when it comes to patrons …
Six million fans to attend Live Nation events in the UK this summer
Live Nation UK expects almost six million fans to attend live shows across the UK over the months of June, July and August. This month has already witnessed over 200,000 attendees at festival Creamfields South and a live performance from former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher at Knebworth. The weekend saw Download festival take place at …
Couple celebrate Parklife engagement with free tickets and paid honeymoon
Sacha Lord, co-creator of Manchester festival Parklife and The Warehouse Project, has offered a young couple free entry to the festival and venues for life, after their proposal at the event was ridiculed online. The young couple celebrated their proposal on stage at Parklife, during a set from artist Young Filly on Saturday. The proposal …
Tech Stack: Secondary markets, virtual tickets and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Secondary NFT ticket marketplace Get Protocol is set to team up with Immutable X to create a secondary marketplace for NFT (non-fungible token) tickets, it has been reported. Immutable X is a Layer 2 scaling solution for Ethereum and has been a L2 …