Ed Sheeran has pledged his support for Music Venue Trust’s ‘Own Our Venues’ initiative, which aims to take control of the freeholds of music venue premises. By taking control of music venue freeholds, MVT will be able to give them a protected status under benevolent ownership. The concept is built on the ‘Community Share’ model …
Last minute tickets for Qatar World Cup go on sale
Last minute tickets for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar are now on sale, with less than two months to go until the tournament. Tickets can be purchased on a first-come, first-served basis with this final sales phase running until the end of the tournament. Initial inventory is expected to sell out quickly, but FIFA …
Paramore opts for Ticketmaster to limit pricy resales and scalping
Rock band Paramore will utilise Ticketmaster’s ‘Face Value Ticket Exchange’ for their upcoming tour to prevent expensive resales. Paramore is set to begin a concert series in the US with stops in California, Nebraska, Utah, Oklahoma, Ohio, Texas and Florida as well as Toronto in Canada and Mexico City in Mexico. Those looking to attend …
Art Week Tokyo compliments events with free app
Art Week Tokyo (AWT), which runs from November 3-6, has launched an app that offers reduced admission to participating museums, unlimited rides on AWT transport, and entry to the AWT bar. Art fans are able to download their free ticket to Art Week Tokyo and the app, which will also include a customisable map, real-time …
Yankees tickets soar as search for record-breaking home run continues
Tickets to watch Major League Baseball (MLB)’s New York Yankees take on Boston Red Sox yesterday (Sunday) soared to $9,000 (£8,400/€9,400), as fans waited to see a 61st home run from Yankees player Aaron Judge. Judge did not quite reach the record-equalling 61st home run of the season, but tickets across various resale sites reached …
Arrests made over fake tickets for Pakistan vs England
As many as 11 people were arrested outside Karachi’s National Stadium (pictured) for attempting to sell and purchase fake tickets to the Pakistan vs England T20 international. There are also reports of hundreds of cricket fans arriving at the stadium only to be denied entry as their ticket was fake. Pakistan won by three runs …
Abu Dhabi tourism department unveils packed schedule
The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced that the UK’s Wireless Festival will head to the Middle East for the first time. As part of a packed list of events, a Wireless event will take place in Abu Dhabi in March next year. Abu Dhabi’s events calendar was revealed …
British Grand Prix organisers apologise for ticketing issues
Organisers of the British Grand Prix have apologised following the fiasco which saw fans waiting for hours to secure tickets. However, Silverstone’s managing director Stuart Pringle said that while there will be a review into what happened, organisers would not be moving away from the dynamic pricing system that angered most fans. Some fans were …
Bradford City beats own season ticket record
English League Two football club Bradford City has broken its own fourth-tier record for season ticket sales. The club sold 14,190 season tickets for the 2022-23 campaign, a League Two record for Bradford. Season tickets went on sale in the middle of April and remained available until August 31, with early bird prices frozen at …
Arsenal vs Tottenham sets WSL attendance record
Some 47,367 football fans flocked to Emirates Stadium on Saturday to watch the North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham in the Women’s Super League (WSL). The physical crowd may have fallen below the 53,737 tickets sold for the match, but it still surpassed the 8,705 fans that watched Arsenal’s opening game against Chelsea in …