Spiritland, located on central London’s Southbank, has closed its doors. The venue opened at the Royal Festival Hall in 2018 and mixed eating, drinking and live music. The Southbank venue is part of a series of Spiritland spaces, which include a café and bar in King’s Cross, and a Headphone Bar in Mayfair. In a …
Paris 2024 opening ceremony ticket prices range from free to ‘€25,000’
Tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony could cost as much as €25,000 (£22,000/$27,000) according to French newspaper, Le Parisien. The article reports that the steep price is expected for premium seats, but the opening ceremony will also feature free tickets given out to the public. The opening ceremony of the Games has …
Lewes FC offers community ticket scheme during cost of living crisis
Lewes Football Club has launched a community ticket scheme to help those that are worst affected during the current cost of living crisis in the UK. The semi-professional non-league club, which is based in the East Sussex town of Lewes, is fan-owned and a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society. The club has also paid its men …
France’s CO’Met indoor venue ready for grand opening
A new indoor arena designed to offer a fresh vision for the French venue market will open in full in the city of Orléans this weekend. A new indoor arena designed to offer a fresh vision for the French venue market will open in full in the city of Orléans this weekend. CO’Met, the 4-in-1 …
The O2 to host WWE’s Money In The Bank
WWE’s Money In The Bank is heading to London, more specifically The O2 (pictured), marking the wrestling entertainment company’s first premium live event to be held in the UK capital in over two decades. The event will take place July 1 and will feature some of WWE’s biggest wrestling stars. It will be the first …
Masters ticket prices increase for 2023
Golf fans will have to face increased ticket prices for this year’s Masters after Augusta National Golf Club released its latest round of badges. A weeklong Masters badge will set back guests $450 (£379/€429), an increase of roughly $75. According to executive editor of The Aiken Standard, John Boyette, the badges were $375 in 2022. …
Cineworld commits to selling business as a whole
Cineworld has denied that it looked into breaking up the business and selling some of its locations to the owner of its rival, Odeon. The cinema chain said that it was holding out for a buyer that was interested in acquiring the entire business. There had been reports that the British cinema chain, which filed …
The NEC joins festival associations to explore further opportunities
The NEC has joined two festival organisations to continue its exploration of opportunities within the events industry. Birmingham’s National Exhibition Centre (NEC) has joined the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) and the Association of Festival Organisers (AFO) to aid its events diversification strategy. The NEC Campus boasts 387 acres of hard-standing ground and 59 acres …
Sale of Pavilion Theatre to ATG falls through
Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre has confirmed that there will be no further discussions with Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) over the potential sale of the venue. The 1,449-capacity theatre was put up for sale last year with a reported price tag of £3.9m ($4.6m/€4.4m). Theatre manager Iain Gordon, who has been at the venue for over four …
Accreditation in stadiums – TheTicketingBusiness News
Visitor and employee management as it should be: smart, easy and secure. Ensuring proper accreditation of employees, security staff, catering services, VIP and press journalists for entry to assigned stadium sections is more important than ever. Accurate personal identification helps to maintain the high level of safety that is indispensable today. The SMART System by …