Billie Eilish fans in Australia and New Zealand have another chance of grabbing a spot at the singer’s sold out ‘Happier than Ever’ tour, after the organiser released new tickets. Eilish is set to perform three shows at Auckland’s Spark Arena, three concerts at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney and three shows at Brisbane Entertainment …
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games to break attendance records
Birmingham 2022 is set to be the most attended edition of the Commonwealth Games to take place in the UK. Over 1.3 million tickets have been sold for the competition, with more than 500,000 having been sold to residents across the West Midlands. Organisers expect an additional one million people to visit the West Midlands …
NFL and Grupo Financiero Banorte announce ticket sales dates for Mexico games
The National Football League (NFL) and financial banking group Grupo Financiero Banorte have announced that tickets for the NFL Mexico game will go on sale on August 16. It will be the fifth regular season game from the NFL to be played in Mexico – and the third Monday Night Football game – and will …
Women’s Euro final witnesses history and record-breaking attendance
The Women’s Euro 2022 final welcomed a record-breaking crowd to watch England triumph over Germany at Wembley yesterday (Sunday). Some 87,192 spectators were present to watch Chloe Kelly score an extra time winner for England, after the game was tied at 1-1 after 90 minutes. Ella Toone put England in front after 62 minutes but …
Toby Leighton-Pope brought in as managing director of TEG Europe
TEG has announced that Toby Leighton-Pope has been made managing director of the newly formed TEG Europe. Leighton-Pope will oversee the expansion of TEG Europe, which has amalgamated TEG’s UK-based live entertainment, ticketing, venue, digital and data operations. TEG Europe comprises TEG Live Europe; ticketing platform Ticketek; TEG’s data science and analytics business Ovation; indie …
Tokyo Disney Resort operators consider pricing changes
Tokyo Disney Resort could be switching up its ticketing plans to aid a reduction in visitor numbers during holidays and weekends, in order to make the resort more enjoyable. Operator Oriental Land Company, which operates the resort that includes Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea, said it is considering changing its price range as part of …
J-Hope becomes first South Korean artist to headline Lollapalooza
Artist J-Hope, who is also a member of the K-pop band BTS, has become the first South Korean performer to headline at Lollapalooza. The festival, which took place in Chicago’s Grant Park, was closed out last night (Sunday) by J-Hope on the Bud Light Seltzer stage. Adjacent stages also hosted performances from band Green Day …
StubHub announces closure of San Francisco and Shanghai offices
StubHub has announced that it will be winding up its San Fransisco and Shanghai offices and will be laying off the majority of the employees based in these locations. The ticket resale platform said that it would be focusing on building its new offices in new York and Los Angeles, and using these locations as …
Dancers crushed by falling LED screen at Mirror concert
A recent Mirror concert in Hong Kong was marred by a horrible incident which saw a giant screen fall and injure two dancers on stage. An LED video screen fell during Canto-pop group Mirror’s performance at Hong Kong Coliseum (pictured), crushing one dancer before falling onto others. According to the BBC, two male dancers were …
Eventbrite posts Q2 net loss but net revenue presents more positive picture
Event management and ticketing company Eventbrite has posted a net loss of $20.1m (£16.5m/€19.6m) during the second quarter of 2022. The figure is a slight improvement on the $20.5m net loss during the same period last year, but is an increase on the $18m net loss posted in Q1 of this year. However, the company’s …