Live entertainment, ticketing and data company TEG has acquired a majority stake in Australian startup, Fan+. Fan+ is a platform that offers personalised experiences with sports teams and live entertainment events within Australia. Geoff Jones, chief executive of TEG, said: “AT TEG, we believe nothing beats the live experience and to be able to personalise …
Second person dies following Brixton O2 Academy crush
A second person has died following a crowd crush at Brixton O2 Academy last week. Gaby Hutchinson was working at the Asake gig as a contracted security provider and died in the early hours of yesterday morning, according to police. He was 23. The news follows the announcement that Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died in hospital …
Queensland arts organisations to receive funding through Plus1 programme
Queensland arts organisations will receive a boost from the local government to support growth through the new Strategic Partnerships Fund. Nine arts companies will receive funding through the national Creative Partnerships Australia (CPA) Plus1 programme. The Queensland Government will invest up to A$376,500 (£206,000/€236,000/$250,000) in nine arts organisations to leverage additional revenue through the scheme. …
Skillbox to ticket India’s Viacom VH1 Supersonic dance festival
Viacom VH1 Supersonic festival has selected Skillbox, the Indian live entertainment and ticketing platform, to power ticketing tech. The deal also includes ticketing for after parties and arcade live stage and takeover events for the beach music EDM destination, which takes place over three days at Mahalakshmi Lawns in Pune in February. Through the partnership, …
Woman dies of injuries following Brixton O2 Academy crush
A woman who suffered severe injuries in a crush at last week’s Asake gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy has died. Rebecca Ikumelo, a 33-year-old nursing graduate from east London, died in hospital on Saturday morning, according to the authorities. The Afro-pop concert had to be abandoned part-way through after a “large number of people” …
UK venues see 50% downturn amid rail strikes
UK rail strikes led to clubs and venues seeing a 50% downturn in trade over the busiest weekend of the year, according to data from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The figure, garnered from venues across the country, is worse than the 30% hit the NTIA had previously predicted. NTIA chief executive Michael Kill …
BookMyShow sees 8m attend live events in India
BookMyShow saw eight million customers attend live entertainment shows during 2022. The Indian ticketing and entertainment group helped them attend 19,000 shows in the country over the course of the year. Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai were the busiest metro cities – be it movies, live entertainment or on-demand video entertainment with BookMyShow Stream – …
Dutch music venues aided by new €2m fund
Music venues in the Netherlands are to receive their share of a new €2m fund for 2023 from the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund. Some 65 venues will benefit from the fund courtesy of the group, which provides grants, funds, expertise, prizes and assignments for cultural initiatives. The venues are all affiliated with the VNPF (Association …
UK to Introduce Martyn’s Law Venue Security Rules
UK venues will be required to take steps to improve public safety after the Government announced details for the Protect Duty, now to be known as ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute of Martyn Hett, who was killed alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017. The plans have been developed following public consultation …
Ticketmaster outlines remaining Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticketing plans
Ticketmaster has revealed its plans to sell the remaining Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets. According to a report from Billboard, the Live Nation-owned ticketing company will use an older fan club ticketing system to sell the remaining 170,000 tickets. This system reportedly takes the queue out of the process. The move comes after Ticketmaster was …