Premiership Rugby club Harlequins recently revealed record sales for 2023-24 season ticket memberships, which sold out for the second season in a row. The strong demand for tickets last season at The Stoop has seen the club relaunch its Harlequins Ticket Priority Pass, which will enable supporters to secure seats before tickets are released for …
Radio 2 in the Park reveals 2023 line-up
BBC Radio 2 has revealed the line-up for its upcoming event at Leicester’s Victoria Park in September. The festival will be the British radio station’s biggest ever live music event outside of London, and will take place on September 16-17. Radio 2 in the Park will see acts such as Tears for Fears and Kylie …
Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival reveals new location for 2023
Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival is set to move to a new location for the 2023 edition of the event. The festival will host performances from artists such as The 1975, Robbie Williams and Liam Gallagher and will now take place in the Spanish capital’s Villaverde District. It is hoped the move will attract increased tourism …
Robbie Williams backs Tickets For Good
British singer Robbie Williams has become the largest investor in Tickets For Good, a platform that provides free and discounted tickets for events to NHS and charity sector workers. Following a seed funding round, £500,000 (€581,000/$628,000) of investment capital has been secured for Tickets For Good. Williams joins existing investors Bethnal Green Ventures and US …
Macau’s Galaxy Arena teams up with TME Live to promote region’s entertainment industry
Macau’s Galaxy Arena has partnered with TME Live to form a three-year strategic cooperation agreement, with the aim of promoting the development of the region’s culture and entertainment industry. The partnership will see the 16,000-capacity arena and entertainment company launch a comprehensive plan to boost the industry, co-organising performances such as concert tours, music festivals …
Halo Solutions to offer safety platform for free to support Martyn’s Law
Software and technology company Halo Solutions has backed ‘Martyn’s Law’ by making its crowd safety, incident and threat management platform Halo (V5) available to small venues for free. Last month, the UK Government published legislation that would help to strengthen security provisions at venues across the country. The draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill set …
Coldplay announce additional run in Asia
Coldplay have announced an additional run in Asia next year, following the sellout success of the British band’s Asia and Australia shows in November. The band will play a second run of Asia dates in January and February as part of their Music Of The Spheres World Tour, including four dates at Singapore’s National Stadium. …
Stanford Athletics turns to Vivenu in new partnership
Primary ticketing and experience technology company, Vivenu, has been selected by Stanford Athletics to reinvent the university’s ticketing operations. Vivenu will provide its primary ticketing platform that will offer Stanford Athletics full data ownership, flexible white-label branding and a seamless integration within the university’s digital ecosystem. Stanford Athletics will benefit from real-time statistics, control over …
Motorsport Travel Destinations reveals Le Mans 24 Hours success
Motorsport Travel Destinations, the travel packages and tour operator arm of Motorsport Events, has revealed a 40% increase in revenue for package sales to Le Mans 24 Hours compared to last year. The weekend’s endurance motorsport event, which was won by Ferrari, marked the most successful yet for Motorsport Travel Destinations. The increase in revenue …
Budapest’s World Athletics Championships aim for inclusion with free ticket initiative
The World Athletics Championships Budapest 2023 and the Civil Roads Foundation have introduced a goodwill partnership that will see free tickets offered to those facing challenging circumstances. With the aim of promoting social inclusion, free tickets will be offered to those with large families, children in foster care, people with disabilities and even those that …