Counter Terrorism Policing in the UK is working with the live music industry this summer and beyond to keep fans safe, and are also asking for attendees to play their part. UK Music, which acts as a collective voice for the music industry, promoters Festival Republic and venue The O2 are among those supporting Counter …
Travis Scott will not face criminal charges over Astroworld tragedy
Rapper Travis Scott and some organisers of the Astroworld festival will not face criminal charges in relation to the deaths of 10 people that were killed as the result of a crowd crush in October 2021. According to the Houston Chronicle, a grand Jury made the ruling yesterday (Thursday). Some 50,000 fans attended the show …
Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour European stint grosses $154.4m and sells one million tickets
Beyoncé’s European leg of her Renaissance World Tour grossed $154.4m (£122m/€142m) and sold one million tickets across 21 performances. According to the figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, this is the biggest gross and attendance figures of any of the singer’s previous European legs. During 2016’s The Formation World Tour and 2018’s On the Run II …
Live Nation Canada acquires The KEE to Bala
Live Nation Canada has acquired The KEE to Bala in partnership with the entertainment venue’s current operators, Mike Strong and Mike Homewood. The venue is located on Lake Muskoka, in Bala, Ontario and was originally constructed as a dance hall in 1942. It has hosted performances from both Canadian and international acts including Blue Rodeo, …
DAZN Italia reveals Vivaticket partnership
DAZN Italia has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Vivaticket, to enable fans to purchase tickets directly from the app for football matches. Fans will be able to purchase tickets for Serie A teams such as SS Lazio, Inter Milan, ACF Fiorentina, Bologna FC and Torino FC. The integration of Vivaticket and …
Long-running Danish festival Langelandsfestival goes bankrupt
Langelandsfestival, one of Denmark’s longest-running festivals, has filed for bankruptcy. The annual event was first launched in 1991 and typically took place over four days in late July on Langeland island, in southern Denmark. Some 35,000 people traditionally attended the festival. In December last year, the festival announced that it would not be happening this …
Scotiabank Centre reveals Ticketmaster partnership
Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Canada, is set to adopt Ticketmaster as its ticketing platform, which will be phased in over the summer. The venue is home to Canadian Hockey League (CHL) team, the Halifax Mooseheads, and professional lacrosse side, the Halifax Thunderbirds. It also hosts events across the year. In a letter to its guests, …
Ballet Austin opts for True Tickets partnership
True Tickets, a provider of secure digital ticket delivery for the Tessitura Network, has unveiled a strategic partnership with Ballet Austin. Using True Ticket’s digital ticket delivery, Ballet Austin patrons can conveniently access tickets through their mobile devices. Customers will also be able to seamlessly transfer tickets to friends or family members, with Ballet Austin …
Madonna’s Celebration tour postponed after ‘serious bacterial infection’
Madonna has been forced to postpone her upcoming ‘Celebration’ tour after the singer was hospitalised with a “serious bacterial infection”. The singer’s long-time manager Guy Oseary revealed on his Instagram that Madonna had recently developed “a serious bacterial infection which led to a several-day stay in the ICU”. He added: “Her health is improving, however …
Skiddle turns to Click Consult to aid national growth
Skiddle, a UK-based primary ticketing outlet and online events guide, has turned to search and digital marketing agency, Click Consult, to implement a new content marketing strategy to support the outlet’s growth. The online music-event ticketing service, which has offices in Manchester, Liverpool, London and Preston, turned to Click to revamp its current content marketing …