The Victorian Government is set to provide grants for small and medium-sized event organisers across Greater Melbourne to help with running events. The A$3m (£1.7m/€1.9m/ $2.1m) Small and Medium Event Programme has been designed to attract more visitors to local events, support more job opportunities and provide a boost to local businesses. This new scheme …
Green survey finds events are more concerned about overall carbon footprint
Vision: 2025’s annual Industry Green Survey has found that local authorities in the UK are more interested in the sustainability efforts of an event, and that festivals and shows are now more concerned about their overall carbon footprint. Despite these concerns however, only 24% of the survey respondents have a net zero strategy in place, …
SeatGeek extends partnership with New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans NBA side has renewed its partnership with ticketing technology company, SeatGeek. The Pelicans will continue to use centralised data reports from all open-distribution sales channels, and query builders, to optimise marketing and revenue. The team will also utilise SeatGeek’s adaptive technology to integrate with third-party vendors that enhance the gameday experience …
FC Barcelona introduces updated protocol for ‘high-risk’ games
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has revealed its ‘Protocol of Security and Control of the opposing fans’, which will be utilised for matches that are considered high-risk. The protocol has the aim of increasing security at the Camp Nou, protecting Barcelona members and subscribers, and deterring the misuse of subscriptions and fraud. Vice-president and spokesperson …
Accor Stadium to host Australia’s Women’s World Cup opener
Australia’s opening match at this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup will now take place at Accor Stadium as part of plans to maximise attendance for the fixture. The match had initially been due to take place at Allianz Stadium, which has a capacity of 42,500, but demand for tickets has prompted the switch to the …
Music Venue Trust report finds grassroots events still below pre-pandemic levels
The Music Venue Trust (MVT)’s annual report has revealed that while its members staged 177,000 events last year, it was still a decrease of 16.7% compared to pre-pandemic levels. MVT represents almost 1,000 grassroots venues in the UK and a survey of 960 of those found that there were also 565,000 individual performances, and together …
Chinese cinema strives for post-COVID recovery
Chinese cinema is aiming for a post-COVID recovery with its latest spate of films and the holiday period. Statistics from the China Film Administration on January 28 showed that China’s movie box office revenue had reached nearly 6.76 billion yuan (£812m/€912m/$1bn) during the Spring Festival holiday. This is the second-highest gross figures for this holiday …
Hong Kong Government files charges against Mirror incident contractors
Hong Kong authorities have initiated new prosecutions against contractors following an incident last year that saw a large video screen fall and crush two dancers during a Mirror concert. The incident happened in July at the Hong Kong Coliseum (pictured), with one dancer reportedly still hospitalised and at risk of permanent paralysis. The Cantopop band’s …
See Tickets suffers website crash after multiple line-up reveals
See Tickets’ website suffered outages last week as tens of thousands of festival and gig fans attempted to purchase tickets for multiple events. Over 27,000 people signed up for Kendal Calling’s pre-sale after the event’s line-up – which features the likes of Kasabian, Royal Blood, Blossoms and more – was announced. This is more than …
Frida Kahlo exhibition extended after 13,000 visitors
A Coventry exhibition surrounding the life and work of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo has welcomed almost 13,000 people. Held at the Reel Store in the English city, ‘Life and Work of Frida Kahlo’ was due to close yesterday (Sunday) but has now been extended until February 26 because of its popularity. The show opened in …