Live Nation Entertainment president and chief financial officer Joe Berchtold was backed into a corner by sharp criticism of the concert promoter and its subsidiary Ticketmaster from all quarters during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington, DC yesterday. Lawmakers and representatives of a rival operator, promoter, think tank and band lined up to pillory …
Sir Elton John’s farewell tour could break all-time touring record
Sir Elton John could set an all-time touring record with his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road’ tour. The lengthy tour first began more than four years ago – though a global pandemic got in the way – and is on track to beat Ed Sheeran’s ‘Divide’ tour, which currently holds the all-time record. According to Pollstar, box-office grosses …
Ticketmaster and CSM team up ahead of London MLB series
Ticketmaster and marketing agency CSM Sport & Entertainment will once again work together across ticket sales for the return of Major League Baseball (MLB) to London, later this year. The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are set to play in a two-game series, with the teams featuring at the 66,000-capacity London Stadium on June …
Lake Placid 2023 ticket sales ‘exceeded expectations’
Ticket sales for the Lake Placid 2023 Winter World University Games “exceeded expectations” according to the event’s executive director, Ashley Walden. As reported by insidethegames, over 58,000 tickets were sold for the Games by January 22, the final day of the event, which is organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Organisers were originally worried that …
Miami Grand Prix sees capacity boost due to demand for tickets
South Florida Motorsports (SFM), organiser of the Miami Formula 1 Grand Prix, has increased the capacity of the Miami International Autodrome, due to a high demand for tickets. To cater for the demand, the organiser has expanded grandstands, and introduced new hospitality suites and an updated ‘Campus Pass’ for general admission spectators. Grandstand capacity has …
Ticketmaster to blame cyberattack, witnesses revealed for hearing
Ticketmaster is set to blame a cyberattack in November for the problems encountered by fans attempting to purchase tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. According to a report from Politico, president and chief financial officer of Live Nation – Ticketmaster’s parent company – Joe Berchtold will tell today’s antitrust hearing that the ticketing platform was …
Drake halts concert after person falls from balcony
Canadian rapper Drake (pictured) was forced to halt his concert for SiriusXM at Harlem’s Apollo Theater at the weekend, after a fan fell from the venue’s mezzanine balcony. According to reports, the incident happened roughly 90 minutes into the show. A man had reportedly fallen from the second floor into the orchestra pit and affected …
Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business? – TheTicketingBusiness News
Whilst ‘Tickets’ have never been more expensive, ‘Ticketing’ has never been valued less, says industry commentator and veteran Tim Chambers in this viewpoint. With apologies to those friends, colleagues and peers networking and post-pandemically celebrating this week at INTIX Seattle for the 44th annual conference of those involved in the ticketing and live entertainment industry. …
Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business – TheTicketingBusiness News
With apologies to those friends, colleagues and peers networking and post-pandemically celebrating this week at INTIX Seattle for the 44th annual conference of those involved in the ticketing and live entertainment industry – other fine ticketing conferences include Ticketing Professionals Conference and TheTicketingBusiness Forum – but whilst ‘Tickets’ have never been more expensive, ‘Ticketing’ has …
2023 – the year Live Nation and Ticketmaster split up?
The Cowen Group, an investment bank, financial services and analysis company, has said that it believes the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will sue Ticketmaster and Live Nation this year, with the goal of breaking the merger apart. Media outlet More Perfect Union reported that The Cowen Group believes the chances of Ticketmaster and owner …