The Cleveland Browns is to offer fans new VIP gameday experiences through an expanded partnership with Vivid Seats. The online ticket marketplace becomes the NFL team’s official fan experience partner, building on a relationship that dates back to 2015. Among the highlights of the expanded partnership, starting next season, Browns fans will have the chance …
Live Nation attracts record 19.5m attendees during bumper Q1
Live Nation saw a record 19.5 million attend its events and revenues up by more than 70% during a strong start to 2023. In a trading update for the three months to March 31, 2023, Ticketmaster’s owner said revenue hit $3.1bn, which was up 73% year-on-year. Central to that growth was an 89% uptick in …
Humbl selected as partner for Motherland Samoa 2023 festival
Web3 platform Humbl has been selected as the official digital wallet and ticketing technology provider for the Motherland Samoa 2023 festival, which is set to be held in the Samoan capital of Apia in June. The festival will feature a lineup of Pacific Island artists including Fiji, J Boog, HP Boyz and more. The event …
Softjourn expands into Brazil with new office
Softjourn, a software development company that specialises in ticketing, has announced that it has opened a new office in São Paulo, Brazil. The new office in Brazil will provide enhanced delivery centres for new and existing clients, offer new career opportunities for local IT professionals and expand Softjourn’s global footprint within Latin America. Emmy Gengler, …
Atos launches new ticketing platform for 2023 European Games
Atos, which specialises in digital transformation and is also the digital technology partner for the 2023 and 2027 editions of the European Games, has launched a new ticketing platform for this year’s event, which is set to be held in Poland. The European Games will take place from June 21 to July 2 and the …
The Piece Hall smashes 100,000 ticket sales mark
The Piece Hall (pictured) has smashed the 100,000 ticket sales mark ahead of a busy summer of live shows. The historic Halifax venue is set to host headline shows from artists such as Sting, Queens of the Stone Age, Madness, Rag’n’Bone Man, Hozier, boygenius, Orbital and James, plus many others. Live at The Piece Hall …
Playfly Sports acquires The Aspire Sport Marketing Group
Playfly Sports, a sports media, marketing and technology company, has acquired The Aspire Sport Marketing Group, which will help to deliver strategic planning, analytics and marketing services as well as ticket and hospitality sales and services. The Aspire Group is a sports and entertainment marketing firm and works across consulting, research and ticket sales and …
Festival ticket-holders left bamboozled over ticket refunds
Bamboozle Festival, which was slated to be held this weekend (May 5-7), has been cancelled just days out after the Atlantic City authorities declined to issue a final permit for the event. Now, fans are struggling to retrieve their ticket refunds for the festival, which was set to be its first edition for more than a …
Live Nation exec takes aim at resale sites over antitrust claims
Live Nation executive Dan Wall has taken aim at resale sites he claims are dishonestly attempting to use antitrust arguments “to protect their scalping business”. The group’s executive vice-president for corporate and regulatory affairs, an antitrust expert, published a blog via Live Nation’s corporate website in which he accused secondary marketplaces of claiming they want …
ESNS targets new artists from across Europe for 2024 festival
ESNS has opened entries for upcoming artists from across Europe who want to follow the likes of Dua Lipa and Wet Leg by playing at its next festival. ESNS has opened entries for upcoming artists from across Europe who want to follow the likes of Dua Lipa and Wet Leg by playing at its next …