American Express presents BST Hyde Park sold 530,000 tickets across its nine shows and three weekends in London, and attracted 600,000 visitors. Music fans were treated to performances from major global artists including Adele, who performed for two nights and The Rolling Stones, who also headlined for two nights. Sir Elton John also performed, as …
LLDC gives green light to London’s MSG Sphere
London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) has approved plans for MSG Sphere, the proposed new arena project that has drawn vocal opposition, notably from AEG, operator of The O2. Intended as one of a series of similar projects across the world, MSG Sphere is backed by Madison Square Garden Entertainment, operator of the iconic Madison Square …
AEG reiterates opposition to MSG Sphere project
AEG, operator of The O2 in London, has reiterated its opposition to the MSG Sphere arena project in the English capital ahead of a planning committee meeting next week. MSG Entertainment, which operates the iconic Madison Square Garden arena in New York, is planning on building a new venue in London. A planning application for …
Coachella NFT collection sells for $1.4m
Coachella’s recently dropped NFT (non-fungible token) collection, which included passes for lifetime entry, collectively sold for over $1.4m (£1m/€1.2m). According to marketplace FTX.US, a week-long bidding process ended on February 11, with the final total reaching $1.4m. The US festival is promoted by AEG-owned Goldenvoice and released the Coachella Key collection in early February, which …
People on the move: ASM Global, SeatGeek and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Venue management and entertainment company ASM Global has brought in Jessica Ragsdale (pictured left) as vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion. Ragsdale spent eight years at technology giant Microsoft, most recently as a member of the company’s global diversity and inclusion …
New Year’s Eve festival goes ahead despite lawsuit
Coachella promoter Goldenvoice was unable to prevent New Year’s Eve festival ‘Coachella Day One 22’ from going ahead, despite being granted a temporary restraining order against Live Nation Entertainment to prevent the sale of tickets. The temporary restraining order called for Live Nation to stop selling tickets to the event on Ticketmaster under the ‘Coachella …
Artists sign letter to reject Amazon palm-scanning technology at venues
Music artists are protesting against the use of Amazon palm scanning technology at music venues. The technology, which allows ticketless entry into venues through the scanning of fans’ palms, has been implemented at several US venues including the Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. A number of artists such as Kathleen Hanna and Tom Morello have …