[ad_1] Glastonbury Festival has secured its home at Worthy Farm after the local council granted permanent planning permission for the event. Prior to the decision, Glastonbury Festival Events (GFEL) had rolling temporary planning permission to hold the UK’s flagship festival and other events at Worthy Farm, in Pilton, Somerset. This was due to expire in …
The Cure’s Robert Smith says 7,000 scalped tickets for tour dates have been cancelled
[ad_1] The Cure’s Robert Smith has said that 7,000 scalped tickets have been cancelled since they went on sale last month for the band’s ‘Shows Of A Lost World’ US tour dates. Smith said in a tweet: “Approximately 7,000 tickets across approximately 2,200 orders have been cancelled. These are tickets acquired with fake accounts/listed on …
Trafalgar Entertainment acquires Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre
[ad_1] Trafalgar Entertainment has acquired The Pavilion Theatre in Glasgow. It is the live entertainment company’s first Scottish venue, and the 1,449-capacity theatre is one of the oldest in the country. The Pavilion Theatre will become part of Trafalgar Entertainment’s Trafalgar Theatres vision, which is made up of Trafalgar Theatre in London’s West End, the …
Australian Grand Prix attracts record crowd for 2023
[ad_1] The 2023 Australian Formula One Grand Prix attracted 444,631 fans across the weekend in Melbourne, with 131,124 fans attending on race day. Yesterday’s (Sunday’s) race was an eventful occasion with three red flags, and eventually saw Max Verstappen take the number one spot followed by Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. The total figure beat …
M&S Bank Arena Liverpool makes changes after gig chaos
[ad_1] Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena has revised its layouts ahead of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after admitting to “unacceptable” crowd congestion at a sold-out gig in November. According to an internal report seen by the BBC, ACC Liverpool, which runs the 11,000-capacity venue, acknowledged that people had been left in extremely long queues for …
Guns N’ Roses, Metallica and AC/DC headline new Goldenvoice metal festival
[ad_1] Goldenvoice has announced a new heavy metal festival that will launch in California later this year with icons Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Metallica and Iron Maiden. Power Trip will be held over three days from October 6-8 at the Coachella’s home venue of Empire Polo Club in Indio. The new festival comes two years …
Canadian Government targets “junk fees” through Budget
[ad_1] Canada’s Government is to follow US politicians by clamping down on so-called “junk fees” that push up the price of concert tickets and other consumer purchases. In the Budget 2023, the Federal Government said it is taking action to crack down on what are considered “unexpected, hidden, and additional” fees. It said it wants …
New York’s Adventureland puts focus on guest experience through new partnership
[ad_1] New York attraction Adventureland Amusement Park has selected Accesso Technology Group as its new ticketing partner. The park, which attracts more than 400,000 guests annually, will use the Accesso Passport eCommerce ticketing suite with a view to deepening guest connection and boost pre-visit sales over the next five years. The Accesso SiriuswareSM point-of-sale ticketing …
Vivid Seats slashes paper ticket usage in ESG push
[ad_1] Vivid Seats has seen a 79% reduction in paper and physical tickets over the last five years according to its inaugural environmental, social and governance (ESG) update. The Chicago-based company, whose partners include ESPN and the Los Angeles Clippers, has used its 2023 ESG Fact Sheet to outline recent and ongoing initiatives, its values, …
Fans angry over Manchester United vs Wrexham US friendly ticket prices
[ad_1] Manchester United and Wrexham fans have been left frustrated after ticket prices for a pre-season friendly between the Premier League club and the National League side in the US were revealed, with the cheapest ticket costing $235 (£190) at the time of writing. United is set to field a youth-focused side with academy prospects …