Bruce Springsteen fans have voiced their anger over inflated ticket prices for his upcoming tour. Tickets for the first six cities of the US leg of the singer’s tour went on sale through Ticketmaster on Wednesday. Fans were attempting to snap up seats at shows in Tampa, Orlando and Hollywood in Florida, as well as …
Assomusica and Italy’s Minister for Youth Policies sign Memorandum of Understanding
Assomusica, the Italian association of live music show producers and organisers, and Italy’s Minister for Youth Policies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The Memorandum aims to protect young artists and music fans, raise awareness and aid prevention when it comes to negative aspects of the music scene, such as drug-use. The Minister for Youth …
Music Venue Trust partners with Mercury Prize sponsor Free Now
UK charity Music Venue Trust (MVT), which represents grassroots music venues, has partnered with Mercury Prize sponsor and mobility app, Free Now. Free Now will support grassroots music venues across the UK by underwriting the costs of 120 shows by future artists hoping to secure the music prize across 60 locations. As part of the …
UK Athletics partners with Two Circles
UK Athletics has partnered with data management, technology solutions and insights company, Two Circles. The partnership will see Two Circles provide the athletics governing body with proprietary data technology solutions, data-driven content and media support, as well as rights management services. Two Circles will focus on building and modernising ticketing strategies and fan engagement for …
Ticketmaster acquires Thai Ticket Major
Ticketmaster has expanded its presence in Asia through the acquisition of Thai Ticket Major (TTM), which is headquartered in Bangkok. The acquisition is expected to be completed in Q3, subject to customary closing conditions being satisfied. Ticketmaster has made the move as it believes that live entertainment markets across all major genres like music, sports, …
Backstage: Elton John, Bieber and more
A round-up of the latest live music news… Elton John has added new stops in Australia and New Zealand as his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour is expanded again. The run will see the icon play fives dates in January 2023, including McDonald Jones Stadium in Newcastle, AAMI Park in Melbourne, Allianz Stadium in Sydney, …
Birmingham 2022 chiefs target selling final 200K tickets
Birmingham 2022 organisers still have 200,000 tickets to sell if they are to meet their target of welcoming 1.5m visitors to this summer’s Commonwealth Games. The multi-sport event, which begins on July 29, is on course to be the best attended Commonwealth Games in history. The 1.2m tickets sold already surpasses figures of around 1m …
Switzerland’s Paléo Festival debuts mobile ticketing with Tixngo
Switzerland’s Paléo Festival is offering digital tickets for the first time in 2022 after teaming up with mobile ticketing solution Tixngo. The partnership will see the biggest open-air festival in Switzerland securely deliver 189,000 digital tickets through a new Paléo-branded ticket wallet, powered by Tixngo, a division of Secutix. The solution helps tackle fraud by …
Secret Sounds acquires Spilt Milk operator Kicks Entertainment
Secret Sounds Group has expanded its leading role in the Australian festival sector after acquiring Spilt Milk operator Kicks Entertainment. Live Nation-backed Secret Sounds, which already operates Splendour In The Grass and the Secret Sounds festival, has now taken over the group which is behind the multi-city Spilt Milk, which is held in Canberra, Ballarat …
NBA launches new premium hospitality platform
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has established a new NBA Experiences premium hospitality platform that will provide unprecedented fan opportunities at major league games. The new venture, which has been created as part of a multiyear deal with the league’s official experiences provider QuintEvents, will include access to NBA events alongside unique off-the-court programming such …