Today’s (Thursday’s) Primavera Sound Madrid opening day has been cancelled due to safety concerns around an adverse weather forecast. Organisers of the festival revealed yesterday evening that the first day had been cancelled due to the “persistent severe weather experienced in recent weeks that has affected the pre-production of the festival” and the heavy storms …
FC Copenhagen posts Scandinavian attendance record
FC Copenhagen has achieved a record average attendance for a football club across Denmark and the wider Scandinavian region. The Danish Superliga club welcomed an average gate of 28,860 spectators during the 2022-23 season, which is the highest-ever aggregate crowd across the region, according to Mikkel Bjerre, FC Copenhagen’s ticketing and customer service manager. The …
Great Canadian boosts programming with Live Nation
North American gaming group Great Canadian Entertainment has announced an exclusive partnership with Live Nation to bring leading music and comedy acts to its venues across Canada. Great Canadian, which operates 25 properties in Canada, including casinos and race tracks, has named Live Nation Canada as its exclusive booking agent, and the two companies will …
San Diego MLS signs Legends to lead ticket sales
New Major League Soccer team San Diego MLS has signed up Legends to manage its global partnerships, premium seating and season ticket sales. According to a statement issued by the partners, Legends is working with San Diego MLS ownership and chief executive Tom Penn to formulate long-term partnerships and season ticket memberships for the club …
Magic Weekend attendance up as fans back Super League event’s future
Super League’s 2023 Magic Weekend attracted a crowd of 63,269 to Newcastle’s St James’ Park in what was the rugby league event’s highest overall crowd in five years. The opening day figure of 36,943 was the fourth-highest single-day attendance since the event – which sees an entire six-game round of Super League matches played over …
Tech Stack: Apple’s AR headset and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Apple’s AR headset Apple’s new augmented reality (AR) Vision Pro headset has been tipped to transform how people enjoy live entertainment. The spatial computer product, which was introduced at the tech giant’s annual WWDC event, has the capability of enhancing areas of life …
People on the move: Secutix, IOC and more…
Secutix has announced the appointment of Chris Rawlings to the new role of business development lead for the UK and Ireland. Lennard Moons has also joined the group as general manager of Secutix for the Benelux and Nordic markets. Rawlings joins Secutix from the Scottish FA, where he was chief commercial officer for over five …
Digital Ally and Clover Leaf Capital reveal Kustom Entertainment merger agreement
Digital Ally and Clover Leaf Capital (CLOE), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have announced that the former’s subsidiary Kustom Entertainment and CLOE have entered into a merger agreement. Kustom Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Digital Ally, which focuses on live events, concert production and ticketing. The group comprises TicketSmarter and …
Lewis Capaldi cancels gigs to rest for upcoming Glastonbury appearance
Lewis Capaldi has cancelled all work commitments, including concerts, until his Glastonbury appearance. “It’s been such an incredible time leading into this new album, and seeing all of the support from everyone has been beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of,” said Capaldi in an Instagram post. “That said, the last few months have …
Match Hospitality Asia appointed commercial hospitality provider for Qatar’s Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has appointed Match Hospitality Asia as its exclusive provider of commercial hospitality for the upcoming Asian Cup in Qatar. Qatar was announced as the replacement host last year, taking over from China which relinquished its rights to hold the event due to ongoing complications caused by the country’s response to …