[ad_1] 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 …
Live Nation exec takes aim at resale sites over antitrust claims
[ad_1] 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 …
ESNS targets new artists from across Europe for 2024 festival
[ad_1] 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 …
SI Tickets enters primary market with NFT ticket solution
[ad_1] SI Tickets, the Sports Illustrated-backed ticketing site, has announced its entry into the primary ticketing market through the launch of a new self-service event management and platform that incorporates NFT and non-NFT tickets solutions. Box Office by SI Tickets has been developed in partnership with web3 leader ConsenSys and powered by Polygon’s blockchain technology. …
Brazil’s The Town festival makes record-breaking start
[ad_1] Brazil’s new The Town Music and Art Festival has sold out three of its five days in the first three hours of sales. Some 420,000 of 500,000 tickets have been purchased for the inaugural São Paulo event, which is backed by Rock in Rio promoter Rock World and Live Nation Entertainment. The partners said …
Tech Stack: Skiing, nature parks and more…
[ad_1] Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Not quite so downhill… Accesso Technology Group, a technology solutions provider for attractions and venues, has acquired Paradocs Mountain Software, a Canadian-based provider of software solutions specifically for the ski industry. Paradocs’ all-in-one mountain management solution – MtnOS – will now be …
People on the Move: Tickets for Less, Patron Technology and more…
[ad_1] We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Tickets For Less has hired Nathan Williford as senior vice-president of product growth. He has joined the Kansas company after serving as the chief operating officer at Lend Some Money, a start-up focused on building Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products in the investment …
Judge admits class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster and OCESA in Mexico
[ad_1] The Federal Consumer Prosecutor’s Office (Profeco) in Mexico has revealed that a judge from Mexico City has admitted a class action lawsuit against Ticketmaster and concert promoter OCESA. According to a press release from Profeco, the collective action is the result of multiple consumer claims that have accumulated since 2021, such as the unilateral …
Crystal Palace experiences turnstile difficulties leading to kick-off delay
[ad_1] Crystal Palace experienced difficulties with its turnstiles on Saturday, leading to its Premier League match against West Ham United being delayed by 15 minutes. The ticketing issues at Selhurst Park saw long queues with less than 15 minutes to go before the scheduled kick off of 12:30 BST. There was an issue with season …
Record attendance for Arsenal Women’s Emirates Stadium appearance
[ad_1] Emirates Stadium welcomed over 60,000 fans for Arsenal Women’s UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg match against Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg. The Women’s Super League side lost 2-3 to the visitors yesterday (Monday), with Wolfsburg progressing to the final. A total of 60,063 fans attended the match, a record for women’s club football in …