Goldenvoice has extended its partnership with the 4,500-capacity Santa Barbara Bowl until 2032. Goldenvoice, which is a subsidiary of AEG Presents, has been the exclusive event promotion company of the Santa Barbara Bowl since 2016. The venue is managed by the not-for-profit Santa Barbara Bowl Foundation. The Santa Barbara Bowl was built in 1936 and …
Dresden’s Semper Opera House utilises CTS Eventim in-house ticketing system
CTS Eventim has been revealed as the official ticketing partner of Dresden’s Semper Opera House, with the partnership starting this season. The state opera will utilise the Eventim.Inhouse ticketing system, with the new ticketing and booking system available to the opera’s international audience. Eventim.Inhouse offers visitors a number of benefits in addition to the self-service …
Metropolitan Police calls for O2 Academy Brixton licence to be revoked
London’s Metropolitan Police is calling for the O2 Academy Brixton to have its licence revoked, following the death of two people killed as the result of a crowd crush in December last year. The venue’s licence was suspended in January for three months by Lambeth Council, after Gaby Hutchinson and Rebecca Ikulmelo died as the …
Fortuna calls on sponsors to support free fan entry to all home games
German football club Fortuna Düsseldorf has announced plans to offer fans free entry to selected games at the 54,600-capacity Merkur Spielarena next season as part of an innovative initiative that could be rolled out to cover all home fixtures in the future. The club, which competes in the second-tier 2.Bundesliga, said it wants to allow …
Tottenham players to refund fans after Newcastle thrashing
Tottenham Hotspur’s footballers have pledged to refund ticket-holders who watched the club capitulate to a 6-1 loss at English Premier League rival Newcastle United on Sunday. Tottenham conceded five goals in the first 21 minutes of the game as the team’s hopes of qualifying for the UEFA Champions League through a top-four finish in the …
Dice launches in Scotland with Watchtower Group partnership
Live event discovery platform Dice has launched in Scotland as the new primary ticketing partner of music promoter, Watchtower Group. Watchtower recently announced a rebrand and restructure and boasts a wide range of events and festivals within its portfolio. The first events to go on sale via Dice will be the Fly Open Air Festivals, …
Ladies Professional Golf Association signs up first ticketing partner in SeatGeek
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has opted to partner with ticketing platform SeatGeek, which will ticket all US-based tournaments. SeatGeek is the golf organisation’s first-ever ticketing partner, and the partnership will kick off this summer in preparation for the 2024 season. Tickets for the 2024 Solheim Cup will be available from May 31, 2023. …
People: Connect & Go, Untitled and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Manchester’s new venue Co-op Live has appointed Gary Roden as executive director and general manager. Roden spent eight years at Ticketmaster UK, most recently as the senior vice-president of client development and commercial. You can read our full story here. Connect & …
Tech Stack: TicketSwap’s FairShare and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… FairShare Marketplace TicketSwap has introduced FairShare, a new feature that will allow any profit on tickets sold on the secondary ticket market to be shared more equally between the ticket seller and event organiser. This means that TicketSwap and fans will help to …
U2 reveal dates for ‘UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ residency
U2’s ‘UV Achtung Baby Live At Sphere’ is set to arrive on September 29 at new venue, Sphere at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The rock band are opening the new cutting edge venue from Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG) with five dates: September 29, September 30, October 5, October 7, October 8, 2023. It …