We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Professional American football minor league XFL has named Lisa Feigenbaum as senior vice-president of ticketing. Fiegenbaum will oversee the planning and development of XFL’s ticket sales, services and operations for the league and each of the eight teams. She will report to …
NFT-ticketed convention welcomes 7,000 patrons
ASM Global-operated US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis recently hosted VeeCon, the first-ever NFT-ticketed convention. Launched by media mogul Gary Vaynerchuk, the inaugural VeeCon, which was produced by VeeFriends, was attended by 7,000 patrons from 47 states and 70 different countries. Some 83% of attendees were first-time visitors to Minnesota, according to VeeCon spokesperson, Maha Abouelenein. …
Payments for World Cup tix due
Football fans that managed to secure tickets to this year’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar have until tomorrow (Wednesday) to make their payments. Individuals that have been allocated tickets in the random selection draw sales period of Sales Phase 2 have until 11:00 CEST or 12:00 Doha Time on Wednesday to pay for their purchase. …
Download to return for four days in 2023
Download festival, which only just concluded on Sunday at Donington Park, has announced that it will run across four days next year. The UK’s flagship rock festival is set to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2023 and has extended its running from three days to four. The Festival Republic-promoted event will run between June 8-11, …
Nederlander reveals possible UK expansion plans
Theatre group Nederlander, which part-owns three venues in London’s West End, has revealed possible plans to expand in the UK. Nederlander Organisation is a New York-headquartered theatre company founded in Detroit. It operates theatres and music venues including Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Marquis Theatre and Nederlander Theatre and more in New York, as well as multiple …
Free tickets for final day of England vs New Zealand Test
England’s second LV= Insurance Test match against New Zealand will come to a thrilling conclusion today (Tuesday) at Trent Bridge (pictured), with Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club offering free tickets for supporters. After an already entertaining four days, which saw England take three late wickets yesterday (Monday), the decision was taken to offer free tickets to …
Final tickets available for Odaiba exhibition
TeamLab Borderless, the world’s first digital art museum (pictured) that opened four years ago, is set to close its Odaiba venue in the summer so that it can relocate to central Tokyo next year. TeamLab is an immersive museum with futuristic digital art installations, focusing on lights and colours. Tickets for the final opening days …
AEG Presents opens mobile box office in food truck
AEG Presents has opened its first traveling mobile box office that will sell fee-free tickets from the back of a food truck. The inaugural mobile box office, which is operating out of Mile High Pretzel Co’s food truck in Denver, will offer tickets to upcoming concerts at the Bluebird Theater, Gothic Theatre, Ogden Theatre, Mission …
Bestival founder wins case over TicketLine loan
Bestival founder Rob da Bank has won a long-standing court case brought against him by TicketLine over an unpaid loan. Da Bank, whose real name is Robert Gorham, was accused of failing to repay a loan, made to him by UK-based ticket agency TicketLine Network Ltd, to save the ailing festival in 2018. TicketLine claimed …
Birmingham 2022 to showcase local music at city centre festivals
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games organisers have teamed up with regional independent music groups to develop plans for a city centre festival that will run throughout this year’s sports event. Two free festival sites, to be located in Victoria Square and Smithfield, will showcase more than 150 local artists and musicians over the course of the …