Robbie Williams backs Tickets For Good

[ad_1] 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 …

Macau’s Galaxy Arena teams up with TME Live to promote region’s entertainment industry

[ad_1] 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 …

Halo Solutions to offer safety platform for free to support Martyn’s Law

[ad_1] 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 …

Coldplay announce additional run in Asia

[ad_1] 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 …

Stanford Athletics turns to Vivenu in new partnership

[ad_1] 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 …

Motorsport Travel Destinations reveals Le Mans 24 Hours success

[ad_1] 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 …

Budapest’s World Athletics Championships aim for inclusion with free ticket initiative

[ad_1] 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 …

Northampton Town promotion brings season ticket sales boost

[ad_1] English League One football club Northampton Town has witnessed its highest ever season ticket sales this century following its promotion from League Two. With two months still to go until the start of the new season, the club has sold more than 3,600 season tickets for the 2023-24 campaign.  This is the highest number …

EFL attendances hit 70-year high

[ad_1] The English Football League (EFL) has today (Friday) reported that its competitions for the 2022-23 season drew their highest cumulative attendances in nearly seven decades. The total mark of 21,749,440 is the best for league matches since 1953-54. Of that total, 19.8 million attended a fixture in the Championship, League One or League Two, …

US Representatives introduce bipartisan legislation on ticket fees

[ad_1] US Representatives Jan Schakowsky and Gus Bilirakis, Ranking Member and Chair, respectively, of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, have introduced a bipartisan legislation that would require all event ticket sellers to display the total ticket price inclusive of all fees. The legislation would mean the total …