South Korean K-pop giant Hybe is reportedly seeking $380m in new finance as it targets an M&A drive in the Americas. The entertainment group, which has spearheaded BTS’s global success and owns the Ariana Grande label Ithaca Holdings, is in talks with investors to secure “equity financing” worth the equivalent of 500 billion won to …
Amsterdam Dance Event’s ticketing partnership boost
Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is aiming to upgrade delegates’ ticketing experience after selecting Eventix as its partner for the ADE Pro Conference. The partnership will cover the prestigious annual electronic music conference, which attracts thousands of electronic music professionals that gather in Amsterdam every October. The conference features more than 150 events and many networking …
Co-op Live opening pushed back to 2024
The opening date for Co-op Live, a new 23,500-capacity arena under construction in Manchester, has been pushed back to April 2024. The venue, which will be the UK’s largest live entertainment arena, had previously been expected to open by the end of this year, but it has emerged today (Monday) that the first events will …
Sensory Odyssey begins global tour in Singapore
Singapore is to welcome immersive experience Sensory Odyssey to the ArtScience Museum at the start of its world tour following a successful Paris debut. The multi-sensory exhibition, which features video, sound and scent, will be held at the museum that is located within the integrated resort of Marina Bay Sands from May 27 to October …
New joint seasons for Bühnen Graz and Secutix
Secutix will be the new partner of art + event | Theaterservice Graz from the 2024/2025 season. Through this partnership, Secutix will be responsible for the ticketing of Bühnen Graz, Austria’s largest provincial theatre group, in the future. Oper Graz, Schauspielhaus Graz, Next Liberty, Orpheum Graz, Dom im Berg and Schloßbergbühne Kasematten move an annual …
UK festivals will barely break even in 2023 – AIF report
UK festivals face tight margins in 2023 due to soaring costs, according to data collected in the Association of Independent Festivals’ (AIF) first-ever Festival Forecast report. Based on a survey of AIF members, carried out in April 2023, the report shows that AIF festivals are on course to make a collective gross revenue of £195m …
Coldplay announces huge drop in CO2e emissions for world tour
British rock band Coldplay have revealed data that shows they reduced CO2e emissions by just shy of their 50% target as their Music Of The Spheres Tour continues its second year. The band said at the outset of their world tour in 2022 that they hoped to make it as environmentally beneficial as possible and …
BookMyShow to support inaugural Indian MotoGP event
BookMyShow has been unveiled as the official ticketing platform for India’s inaugural MotoGP motorcycle-racing event later this year. The platform is inviting fans to register their interest in tickets ahead of the MotoGP Bharat event over the weekend of September 22-24 at the Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida. Initial reports suggest that general admission …
Manchester Mayor urges unions to call off strikes over Parklife weekend
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Manchester, has called for planned industrial action by tram drivers over the weekend of the Parklife music festival to be postponed. Burnham offered to meet union bosses – who are demanding more than the current 5% pay rise on the table from Manchester Metrolink – if they agreed to call …
Peaky Blinders run provides further evidence of immersive theatre growth
Peaky Blinders: The Rise, an immersive theatre production, has now officially closed after more than 300 shows in Camden, London. Delivered by Caryn Mandabach Productions and Immersive Everywhere, which works with world-famous titles to create live theatrical experiences, the show attracted some 45,000 guests over its run. Rich Major, group director of sales and marketing …