Wembley, FA offer tickets to displaced Ukrainians for Euro 2024 qualifier 

[ad_1] Wembley Stadium and the English Football Association (FA) have invited over 1,000 Ukrainians, and their host families from across Britain, to attend the upcoming England vs Ukraine UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier on Sunday.  Over 1,000 free tickets have been offered to Ukrainians displaced by the war in their native country. They have been invited …

Major events deliver A$1bn boost to Victoria

[ad_1] Victoria’s major events delivered an almost A$1bn (£545m/€618m/$666m ) boost to the Australian state’s economy in the second half of 2022.  Across 2022, a record year of major events attracted 6.9 million attendees to sports, music, arts and cultural events in Victoria. A packed schedule of events last year also saw hotels boasting an …

Adelaide Fringe sells one million tickets in record-breaking year

[ad_1] Adelaide Fringe 2023 has announced a record-breaking year with one million tickets sold.  It is also the first festival in Australia to sell one million tickets. Organisers announced that the festival hit the one million ticket mark at 10:01pm on the final night of the event, and that a total of 1,000,916 tickets were …

Super League Triathlon taps Seat Unique for hospitality experiences

[ad_1] Super League Triathlon (SLT) has opted to partner with Seat Unique to deliver its hospitality experiences for its Arena Games Triathlon and Championship Series events.  The partnership precedes the Grand Final of Arena Games Triathlon powered by Zwift at the Aquatic Centre, located at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London on April 8. …

Eventim, Mammoth and AG Entertainment Touring create joint venture

[ad_1] Ticketing and live entertainment company CTS Eventim, along with US promoters Mammoth and AG Entertainment Touring, have created a joint venture.  Eventim, Mammoth and AG Entertainment Touring hope the partnership will strengthen their positions within the global touring market, and help with signing major acts for US and global tours. Mammoth was founded by …

Fellaz Web3 offerings utilised by Ultra Abu Dhabi festival

[ad_1] Singapore-based multi-chain Web3 entertainment business Fellaz recently wrapped up its first-ever foray in the Middle East, as the official VIP host and sponsor of Ultra Abu Dhabi 2023.  The two-day festival was held at Etihad Park in Yas Island and featured DJs such as Clavin Harris, Skrillex, Armin Van Buuren and more. Fellaz also …

Stockton Globe boasts strong ticket sales since 2021 reopening

[ad_1] The Stockton Globe theatre has reported ticket sales worth £6m (€7m/$7m) since reopening in 2021.  The Grade II-listed Art Deco venue in Stockton-on-Tees in the UK, operated by Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), reopened following a £28m refurbishment. It had been closed as an entertainment venue for over 40 years, briefly returning in the 1990s …

Spain sees record ticket sales in 2022

[ad_1] The Association of Music Promoters of Spain (APM) has revealed that ticket sales in Spain reached a record-high of €459m (£402m/$492m) in 2022, an increase of 191.33% compared to 2021.  The total also represented an increase of 20.03% compared to the pre-pandemic total in 2019. Festivals such as Primavera Sound in Barcelona attracted 500,700 …

UK attractions see rise in visitors, but still down on pre-pandemic levels 

[ad_1] The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has said that while there has been a 69% increase in visitors to top UK attractions, the total still represents a decline of 23% compared to visits in 2019.  ALVA’s figures for 2022 demonstrated that 123.4 million patrons visited ALVA sites, compared to 73.1 million in 2021. …

Hospitality packages for Women’s World Cup secured by fans in 25 different countries 

[ad_1] Football fans from 25 different countries have purchased hospitality packages for the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.  With four months to go, fans have already secured ticket-inclusive hospitality packages for the Women’s World Cup. Prices begin at A$250/NZ$275 (£204/$167/€154) and include a match ticket, food and drinks. Packages are …