[ad_1] Ticketmaster is set to blame a cyberattack in November for the problems encountered by fans attempting to purchase tickets for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. According to a report from Politico, president and chief financial officer of Live Nation – Ticketmaster’s parent company – Joe Berchtold will tell today’s antitrust hearing that the ticketing platform …
Drake halts concert after person falls from balcony
[ad_1] Canadian rapper Drake (pictured) was forced to halt his concert for SiriusXM at Harlem’s Apollo Theater at the weekend, after a fan fell from the venue’s mezzanine balcony. According to reports, the incident happened roughly 90 minutes into the show. A man had reportedly fallen from the second floor into the orchestra pit and …
Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business – TheTicketingBusiness News
[ad_1] With apologies to those friends, colleagues and peers networking and post-pandemically celebrating this week at INTIX Seattle for the 44th annual conference of those involved in the ticketing and live entertainment industry – other fine ticketing conferences include Ticketing Professionals Conference and TheTicketingBusiness Forum – but whilst ‘Tickets’ have never been more expensive, ‘Ticketing’ …
Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business? – TheTicketingBusiness News
[ad_1] Whilst ‘Tickets’ have never been more expensive, ‘Ticketing’ has never been valued less, says industry commentator and veteran Tim Chambers in this viewpoint. With apologies to those friends, colleagues and peers networking and post-pandemically celebrating this week at INTIX Seattle for the 44th annual conference of those involved in the ticketing and live entertainment …
2023 – the year Live Nation and Ticketmaster split up?
[ad_1] The Cowen Group, an investment bank, financial services and analysis company, has said that it believes the US Department of Justice (DOJ) will sue Ticketmaster and Live Nation this year, with the goal of breaking the merger apart. Media outlet More Perfect Union reported that The Cowen Group believes the chances of Ticketmaster and …
United to remove executive seats from Stretford End
[ad_1] Premier League football club Manchester United has announced today (Monday) that it will replace the executive seating area in Old Trafford’s Stretford End with admission season tickets following consultation with fans. United has worked with its fans’ advisory board to review the presence of 850 executive seats in the famous Stretford End in support …
No Barcelona Beach Festival in 2023
[ad_1] Barcelona Beach Festival (BBF) will not run this year after the local council did not grant a license for the live music event. Live Nation said that the festival would not take place as the municipality of Sant Adrià de Besòs did not grant a license, and that an alternative location could not be …
ESNS23 welcomes 40,000 festival-goers and 4,250 professionals
[ad_1] ESNS23 welcomed over 40,000 festival visitors and over 4,250 industry professionals across its sold-out festival and conference. The 37th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS), which took place between January 18 and 21, took place in Groningen for the first time in two years. The music line-up featured 315 emerging artists from 39 European countries, …
Madonna sells 600,000 tickets for The Celebration Tour
[ad_1] Madonna has already sold out 36 shows of her recently announced Celebration Tour, with over 600,000 tickets snapped up by fans. Sold out shows are set for Toronto, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and more. Due to demand, an extra 23 dates were also added across North America and Europe. The tour …
Swansea Grand Theatre breaks box office records with panto
[ad_1] Swansea Grand Theatre has welcomed more than 33,000 visitors during the last couple of months, enticed by the venue’s 2022-23 pantomime, Beauty and the Beast. The production was so popular that ticket sales have broken previous records, and a number of customers watched the performance more than once. Visitors also helped to raise £18,473.21 …