Record attendance for Arsenal Women’s Emirates Stadium appearance 

[ad_1] Emirates Stadium welcomed over 60,000 fans for Arsenal Women’s UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-final second leg match against Germany’s VfL Wolfsburg.  The Women’s Super League side lost 2-3 to the visitors yesterday (Monday), with Wolfsburg progressing to the final. A total of 60,063 fans attended the match, a record for women’s club football in …

Aerosmith announce ‘Peace Out’ farewell tour

[ad_1] Rock icons Aerosmith have announced their farewell ‘Peace Out’ tour, with performances set for venues across the US and Canada. The band will be accompanied on their final tour by fellow rock band, The Black Crowes. Aerosmith said in a joint statement: “It’s not goodbye, it’s peace out! Get ready and walk this way, …

Red Roses welcome record-breaking crowd to witness Six Nations grand slam

[ad_1] The England Women’s rugby team not only won a Six Nations grand slam at the weekend, but also attracted a world record attendance for a women’s rugby fixture.  Some 58,498 fans attended the match at London’s Twickenham Stadium to witness the Red Roses beat France 38-33 to take the Women’s Six Nations title. The …

Albania’s Unum Festival opts for NFT-TiX partnership

[ad_1] NFT-TiX, a blockchain-based ticketing platform, has announced a multi-year partnership with Unum Festival, a music event held in Shëngjin, Albania.  Ticket sales will begin on the platform from May 5, with the festival set to take place June 1-6. The use of blockchain ticketing will help Unum Festival crack down on ticket scalping and …

Tixr unveils latest UX3 update

[ad_1] Tixr, a primary ticketing and event commerce marketplace, recently unveiled UX3, the third version of its fan-facing user interface. Fans can purchase a range of offerings, in advance and onsite, including admission tickets, hotel packages, parking, food and beverage, hospitality and more.  Tixr co-founder and chief executive Robert Davari said: “From music festivals to …

Lancashire Cricket support women and girls through ticket donations

[ad_1] Lancashire Cricket has revealed that it will be donating £1 (€1/$1) of every ticket sold for its T20 double-header at Emirates Old Trafford on May 25 to women and girls participation initiatives, through the Lancashire Cricket Foundation. The Thunder will be welcome The Blaze to Manchester’s Emirates Old Trafford in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, …

Live Nation to acquire Portuguese promoter Ritmos e Blues

[ad_1] Live entertainment giant Live Nation is seeking acquire a majority stake in Portuguese promoter, Ritmos e Blues and Arena Atlântico, the operator of Lisbon’s Altice Arena. Live Nation has reportedly filed notice about the deal with Portugal’s competition regulator.  The deal was first reported by Portuguese newspaper Público, with Live Nation set to acquire …

Fans angry over Coronation Concert ticketing

[ad_1] Ticketmaster, which was in charge of Coronation Concert ticketing, has been lambasted by Twitter users after being informed they had won tickets, before logging on to find that they had all been snapped up. Twitter user Laura Wood said: “Disgraceful from Ticketmaster – receive an email saying I’ve won two tickets to the Coronation …

Eventbrite releases inaugural Corporate Responsibility Report

[ad_1] Eventbrite, a self-service ticketing, marketing and experience technology platform, has released its inaugural 2022 Corporate Responsibility Report. The report highlighted Eventbrite’s commitment to addressing climate change, diversity and inclusion, as well as other environmental, social and governance initiatives.  Julia Hartz, Eventbrite co-founder and chief executive, said: “Eventbrite has always been guided by principles that …