Leeds United increases season ticket prices by flat 10% fee

English Premier League club Leeds United has implemented a flat 10% price increase for all general admission season ticket holders for the 2023-24 season.  The renewal window also opened yesterday (Monday) and will run until Friday April 7, with any unrenewed season tickets being made available to the 21,850 supporters on the waiting list. The …

Cultural organisations go live with new Indigo Share: Subscription package

Indigo, a consultancy focused on the cultural sector, has announced that the first cultural organisations have gone live with the new Indigo Share: Subscription package.  Indigo Share is a collective approach to audience insight and launched in January this year. The package continues efforts led by Indigo since March 2020, including the ‘After the Interval’ …

Paris 2024 tickets viewed as too expensive according to recent poll

Roughly four out of five French people believe tickets for the 2024 Paris Olympics are too expensive, according to a recent poll.  A survey from the Odoxa polling group, commissioned by the RTL media group and sports betting firm Winamax, found that a total of 82% of respondents said that tickets for the games were …

Elavon parts ways with Lincoln City ‘due to risks involved’

English League One club Lincoln City has revealed that it will no longer be working with Elavon, after the payment solutions provider cut ties ‘due to the risks involved’.  Lincoln City chief executive Liam Scully said: “Very recently, we received some unsatisfactory news from our merchant providers Elavon, who unilaterally informed us that they will no …

Major events bring sell-outs and tourism highs for Adelaide

Adelaide (pictured) is set to celebrate a busy April with tickets to major events selling out and hotel bookings hitting new highs.  The Australian city is set to welcome capacity crowds for the opening match of the inaugural Australian Football League (AFL) Gather Round, with the number of sold-out matches reaching four out of nine. …

Sunderland AFC to introduce digital season tickets

English Championship football club Sunderland is set to utilise digital season tickets from the 2023-24 season, following a comprehensive upgrade to the Stadium of Light’s entry system.  The club said that all physical season cards will be discontinued upon the conclusion of the 2022-23 campaign. Supporters will receive their 2023-24 digital season ticket via email …

Paytm signed up by Gujarat Titans as booking partner

The Gujarat Titans cricket team has partnered with fintech company Paytm, which will act as exclusive ticketing partner for the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign.  Fans will be able to purchase tickets online for matches at Narendra Modi Stadium on Paytm and through the Paytm Insider app. The Titans will play seven group stage …

Sydney could welcome three more permanent outdoor live music venues

Sydney could soon boast a further three permanent outdoor live music venues, according to a proposal outlined by events and tourism precinct operator and service provider, Cedar Mill Group. The proposal was outlined with the support of Business Sydney and Business Western Sydney.   The three permanent venues would be located at The Domain in …

US universities affected by AudienceView data breach

Multiple universities across the US have notified their students of a data breach that has been experienced by ticketing platform and live event software provider, AudienceView. The recent data breach may have affected customers that purchased tickets in February.  The University of Victoria in Canada told the Times Colonist that it returned briefly to physical …