We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Veteran music promoter Carlo Parodi has been elected president of Assomusica, the group that represents Italy’s live music scene. Parodi is the permanent replacement for Vincenzo Spera, who was tragically killed in a vehicle collision earlier this year. Paolo De Biasi had …
ATC Group boosted by US expansion
All Things Considered Group (ATC) said its ATC Live division is now the sixth largest touring agency worldwide as it posted record revenues for 2022. In a trading update for the year to December 31, 2022, ATC – which floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2021 – said it achieved record group revenue of …
Co-op Live signs up with European Arenas Association
Co-op Live has become the latest member to join the European Arenas Association (EAA). The Oak View Group-operated arena, which will be the UK’s largest indoor live entertainment venue when it opens in December, is the fifth new member since EAA set out its realigned vision in 2021. It now has 37 members in total, …
Live Nation launches its annual $25 Concert Week campaign
Janet Jackson, Snoop Dogg and Shania Twain are among the artists featured in this year’s $25 Concert Week promotion from Live Nation. The affordable tickets for more than 3,800 shows featuring 300 artists across North America go on general sale between May 10-16. A pre-sale for Verizon and Rakuten customers takes place today (May 9). …
Vivid Seats doubles earnings during strong start to 2023
Vivid Seats has raised its financial projections for the coming year after earnings more than doubled in the first three months of 2023. The ticket exchange platform, which is traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ, said marketplace gross order value (MGOV) was up 15% year-on-year to $855.5m during the three months to March 31. Vivid …
London’s SOLT names Kash Bennett as next president
National Theatre Productions managing director Kash Bennett has been named as the next president of Society of London Theatre (SOLT). Bennett will serve as vice president until next year, when she will take over from current president, Eleanor Lloyd. Bennett has held her current role at National Theatre for seven years and been a board …
Tickets on sale for inaugural Olympic Esports Finals
Tickets are on sale for the inaugural Olympic Esports Week, which is to take place in Singapore next month. The Suntec Centre will play host to the four-day event, which includes the Olympic Esports Finals, which features 10 events between June 23-25. The finals are the culmination of the Olympic Esports Series 2023, the global …
O2 Academy Brixton reopening petition hits 50,000 signatures
A petition to save the O2 Academy Brixton from permanent closure has reached 50,000 signatures. Musicians including The Chemical Brothers and Blur’s Graham Coxon are among those to have added their names to the list calling for the venue to be reopened after its licence was suspended in January following the death of two people …
US groups form Fix The Tix Coalition “to protect fans”
Leading North American live entertainment and ticketing groups including NIVA, APAP, See Tickets and Dice have joined forces as Fix The Tix to advocate for more equitable concert ticketing. Among the 19 founding members are major trade groups and companies that represent venues, promoters, agents, managers, the performing arts, artist and songwriter groups, recorded music, …
Ticketmaster cleared in tech patent infringement case
Ticketmaster has avoided a potential $122m penalty after being cleared of patent infringement in a US court. A Texas federal jury found that Global eTicket Exchange failed to show that the Live Nation company infringed multiple patents which cover a system for purchasing and exchanging tickets for entertainment events. Bloomberg Law reports that Ticketmaster could …