[ad_1] A woman who suffered severe injuries in a crush at last week’s Asake gig at London’s Brixton O2 Academy has died. Rebecca Ikumelo, a 33-year-old nursing graduate from east London, died in hospital on Saturday morning, according to the authorities. The Afro-pop concert had to be abandoned part-way through after a “large number of …
UK venues see 50% downturn amid rail strikes
[ad_1] UK rail strikes led to clubs and venues seeing a 50% downturn in trade over the busiest weekend of the year, according to data from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The figure, garnered from venues across the country, is worse than the 30% hit the NTIA had previously predicted. NTIA chief executive Michael …
BookMyShow sees 8m attend live events in India
[ad_1] BookMyShow saw eight million customers attend live entertainment shows during 2022. The Indian ticketing and entertainment group helped them attend 19,000 shows in the country over the course of the year. Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai were the busiest metro cities – be it movies, live entertainment or on-demand video entertainment with BookMyShow Stream …
Dutch music venues aided by new €2m fund
[ad_1] Music venues in the Netherlands are to receive their share of a new €2m fund for 2023 from the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund. Some 65 venues will benefit from the fund courtesy of the group, which provides grants, funds, expertise, prizes and assignments for cultural initiatives. The venues are all affiliated with the VNPF …
UK to Introduce Martyn’s Law Venue Security Rules
[ad_1] UK venues will be required to take steps to improve public safety after the Government announced details for the Protect Duty, now to be known as ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute of Martyn Hett, who was killed alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017. The plans have been developed following public …
Ticketmaster outlines remaining Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticketing plans
[ad_1] Ticketmaster has revealed its plans to sell the remaining Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets. According to a report from Billboard, the Live Nation-owned ticketing company will use an older fan club ticketing system to sell the remaining 170,000 tickets. This system reportedly takes the queue out of the process. The move comes after Ticketmaster …
Suspected crowd crush at Brixton O2 Academy leaves four in critical condition
[ad_1] Four concert-goers are currently in critical condition, with eight people having been rushed to hospital after a reported crush during a concert at Brixton O2 Academy. Metropolitan Police were called to the south London venue last night (Thursday), during a concert from afro-pop singer, Asake. According to a report from the BBC, police officers …
Rolling Loud Germany to debut in 2023
[ad_1] Germany is set to receive its own version of Rolling Loud festival, as the hip-hop event heads to Munich for the first time in 2023. The festival is set to take place at the Messe Exhibition Center in the German city from July 7-9. Live Nation’s Mojo Concerts will team up with Austrian promoter …
Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival Ltd enters liquidation
[ad_1] Doune the Rabbit Hole Festival Ltd, which runs Scottish music festival, Doune the Rabbit Hole, has entered liquidation. The festival returned in July after a two-year absence and confirmed there were outstanding payments to be made to musicians that featured at the event on Cardross Estate. It has been reported that the festival will …
Select US cinemas to screen major college football games
[ad_1] Texas-headquartered cinema company Cinemark has partnered with ESPN to showcase college football games on the big screen. Following the success of last year’s programme, Cinemark and ESPN are expanding the number of locations showing the select matches. This postseason, fans will be able to watch the College Football Play-off semi-final – the Vrbo Fiesta …