[ad_1] Following the Lionesses’ victory in the Women’s UEFA Euro 2022, demand for women’s football tickets rocketed. England Women secured the win over Germany at Wembley Stadium in front of a record crowd of 87,192. This trend would continue throughout the year. Troubles continued for events start-up Pollen, with employees still waiting for payment in …
2022 in review – July
[ad_1] Early July saw the return of TheTicketingBusiness Forum at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester. It was also the 10th anniversary of the conference, which saw senior figures in the entertainment ticketing industry attend from across the globe. TheTicketingBusiness Awards 2022 also highlighted the successes within the industry. TheTicketingBusiness Forum encompassed the theme of business …
2022 in review – June
[ad_1] Music, travel and experiences company Pollen’s downward slope to eventual collapse saw 150 members made redundant in the UK and the US. This was despite raising $150m (£123m/€141m) in a Series C funding round in April. June would also see the company fail to pay its workers. Before Queen Elizabeth II passed away in …
2022 in review – May
[ad_1] English Premier League club Manchester United kicked off the month of May with an overhaul of its season ticket policies. The move was made to give fans more choice, with the 2022-23 season allowing season ticket-holders to opt in or out of each cup competition. The changes were brought in following the consultation with …
2022 in review – April
[ad_1] London Theatre Week 2022, which enables theatre fans to purchase tickets to top West End shows for a lower price, witnessed gross sales increase by 43% year-on-year, TodayTix Group told TheTicketingBusiness. The promotion took place earlier in the year and tickets were sold for as little as £15 ($18/€17), meaning theatre-goers could snap up …
2022 in review – March
[ad_1] Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival proved the popular return of live music events, after organisers sold 600,000 passes for 2022. The event had been cancelled for the past two years due to the pandemic. The ticket sales were a mixture of new sales amounting to 200,000 and rolled-over tickets from postponed events. English Premier League club …
2022 in review – February
[ad_1] Despite the return of live entertainment and cultural productions, early 2022 allowed the industry to really understand the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. A UNESCO report revealed that 10 million jobs in the creative industries were lost in 2020 alone. February also presented a unique buying opportunity – a £3m ‘magnificent 12-seat Grand Tier …
Connect Festival has curfew extension refused
[ad_1] Connect Festival organisers have been refused permission for acts to play later, after this year’s edition in Edinburgh (pictured) garnered more noise complaints than any other event. The festival is presented by DF Concerts and is set to take place August 25 – 27 next year, in the grounds of the Royal Highland Centre. …
Tivoli Theatre breaks box office records with this year’s panto
[ad_1] Tivoli Theatre in Wimborne in the UK has seen its box office record smashed in just four days thanks to its production of Aladdin. The pantomime broke the 483-capacity venue’s box office records after its opening night. Tivoli’s previous record was held by Made to Measure’s 2018 production of Cinderella; the production company also …
Glastonbury Festival’s on-site radio station breaches Ofcom rules
[ad_1] Glastonbury Festival’s on-site radio station has broken Ofcom rules for playing a song that contained racially offensive language. The UK’s communications regulator said that Worthy 87.7 FM breached standards after it played an unedited version of ‘Miss Understood’ by rap artist, Little Simz. Worthy 87.7 FM played the track on June 23 at 18:41 …