Music Venue Trust (MVT), a UK charity that aims to protect and improve UK grassroots music venues, has called on music streaming giant Spotify to support smaller venues. Following Spotify’s $310m (£236m/€281m) deal with Spanish LaLiga side FC Barcelona that includes naming rights for its stadium, Camp Nou, and shirt sponsorship, the charity called out …
Doja Cat stops live set to help distressed audience member
Artist Doja Cat stopped her set at Lollapalooza Argentina for almost five minutes this weekend, after noticing an attendee was in distress in the audience. The festival was being held at the Hippodromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires and featured performances from other artists including The Strokes, Machine Gun Kelly, Miley Cyrus, ASAP Rocky …
Swansea Arena officially opens – TheTicketingBusiness News
Swansea’s new 3,500-capacity Digital Arena has officially opened ahead of its first event next week. The new £135m (€161m/$177m) arena forms part of the £1.3bn Swansea Bay City Deal in which the UK Government is a partner. The opening ceremony was attended by UK Government Minister David TC Davies. The arena hosts its first show …
International Women’s Day Q&A: Seat Unique’s Phillipa Hicks
Since its inception in 2018, premium ticketing marketplace Seat Unique has gone from strength to strength, and has amassed an impressive clientele in just four years. Just today (Tuesday), Seat Unique and Gloucestershire County Cricket Club announced that its home ground, Bristol County Ground, will become Seat Unique Stadium. The company was founded by Robin …
Beijing Winter Olympic Games utilises Prevail solutions
Shenzhen-based Prevail Technology’s entry solutions were utilised for the recent Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games to speed up access for attendees. While the Games were only attended by around 150,000 fans who were invited to watch the sporting action, ticketed entry was still required. The attendees were locals and were invited to events in two …
Beijing Winter Olympic Games utilise Prevail solutions
Shenzhen-based Prevail Technology’s entry solutions were utilised for the recent Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games to speed up access for attendees. While the Games were only attended by around 150,000 fans who were invited to watch the sporting action, ticketed entry was still required. The attendees were locals and were invited to events in two …
Roundabout patrons adapt to digital ticketing
New York-based non-profit theatre organisation, Roundabout Theatre Company, has worked with digital ticketing company True Tickets to deliver more than 22,000 blockchain-enabled contactless digital tickets during the fall season on Broadway. The season marked True Tickets’ first season on Broadway, with Roundabout also acting as its first Broadway client. Digital tickets were utilised by both …
When you are ready, the theatre is ready
Theatres across the UK have struggled over the last two years due to the pandemic, which brought with it closures, capacity restrictions and of course, a lack of confidence from traditional, regular theatregoers who are worried about catching COVID-19. Just last week, the UK’s Royal National Theatre announced that its income was almost halved during …
Adele postpones Las Vegas residency as fans fight for refunds
Adele fans have until mid-February to claim their refund for tickets to the singer’s cancelled Las Vegas residency, according to reports. Last week, Adele left some fans feeling frustrated after cancelling her shows at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace just 24 hours before the first concert was due to start. The concert series, Weekends with …
Applications for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tickets now open
The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 ticket application phase launched today (Wednesday) with a range of prices and packages to attract local and global fans, including a special fourth category that allows local residents to secure tickets for as little as QAR 40 (£8/$11/€10). During the initial sales period which ends on February 8, fans …