Beyoncé’s European leg of her Renaissance World Tour grossed $154.4m (£122m/€142m) and sold one million tickets across 21 performances. According to the figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, this is the biggest gross and attendance figures of any of the singer’s previous European legs. During 2016’s The Formation World Tour and 2018’s On the Run II …
Prodiss report outlines evolution of ticket prices in France
A report from French trade union Prodiss has revealed that tickets for French events and festivals have generally remained below or in line with inflation, and that prices were also mostly lower than in other countries. Across 18 theatres,16 French festivals, six tours from international artists and compared with 20 festivals abroad, Prodiss found that …
US Representatives introduce bipartisan legislation on ticket fees
US Representatives Jan Schakowsky and Gus Bilirakis, Ranking Member and Chair, respectively, of the Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, have introduced a bipartisan legislation that would require all event ticket sellers to display the total ticket price inclusive of all fees. The legislation would mean the total ticket …
Extra Beyoncé concert sees Tottenham Hotspur Stadium breach licence
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is in hot water after selling tickets to a licence-breaching fifth Beyoncé concert later this year. The North London venue, which has a capacity of 62,850, is allowed to host six concerts each year and already had tickets on sale for six shows, before Beyoncé announced an extra date. The Texan singer …
Using Beyoncé as theatre ticket inspiration
Live entertainment advertising agency Dewynters has used Beyoncé and her recent Renaissance Tour onsale as inspiration for how theatres can draw in the crowds. According to Dewynters, 77% of the British public feel that the price to see live music is too expensive. Whilst 53% said a fair price for a ticket would be £40 …
Ticketmaster “successfully handles” Beyonce onsale
Ticketmaster has claimed an early success as sales for Beyonce’s Renaissance tour passed without major incident following the controversy surrounding last year’s Taylor Swift onsale. Hundreds of thousands of tickets became available through presales and general sales in North America and Europe from Monday. The tour will see the American star appear in more than …
Senate Judiciary Committee warns Ticketmaster ahead of Beyoncé presales
Ticketmaster will be hoping to avoid a repeat of the Taylor Swift incident when tickets for Beyoncé’s first solo tour in six years go on sale in the US later today. The Live Nation-owned platform has already said that registration demand for Group A – which covers concerts in nine US cities – was eight …
O2 Priority struggles under weight of Beyoncé fans
Beyoncé fans rushed to secure tickets in the UK pre-sales ahead of the singer’s first solo tour in seven years. O2 Priority customers were up first yesterday (Thursday), though the influx of fans attempting to purchase tickets for the Renaissance tour crashed the website and app. Fans also struggled in the O2 Priority queue on …