[ad_1] A new 1,000-capacity concert venue will open next month at the WiZink Center sports complex in Madrid. La Sala del WiZink Center will be accessible from Goya Street on the same level as the main floor of WiZink Center, which is the 17,500-capacity home of Spanish basketball clubs Real Madrid and Movistar Estudiantes. In …
Ballot opens for King Charles coronation concert
[ad_1] A ballot has now opened for 10,000 free tickets to watch a concert at Windsor Castle to mark the coronation of King Charles. The concert will be held on May 7, the day after King Charles is crowned at Westminster Abbey, and will be televised by the BBC. There are 5,000 pairs of tickets …
Brixton O2 Academy has licence suspended following crush
[ad_1] The Brixton O2 Academy has had its licence suspended after the Metropolitan Police applied for a summary review, following the death of two people at a recent gig. Two people died after a crowd crush at a concert from Afro-pop singer Asake on December 15. Rebecca Ikumelo died in hospital and Gaby Hutchinson also …
Millions enjoy Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert
[ad_1] The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert, which took place outside the gates of Buckingham Palace in London, was watched by an average of nearly 12 million people in the UK. Platinum Party in the Palace, which was curated to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, took place on Saturday and was attended by roughly 22,000 people, …
Backstage: Seventeen, Kendrick Lamar and more
[ad_1] A round-up of the latest live music news… K-pop Band Seventeen are to begin their first world tour in over two years in June with two consecutive dates in Seoul. The group will play two nights at Gocheok Sky Dome before switching to North America, where they will play 12 cities. The North American …
Domestic NHS COVID Pass will no longer be available in England
[ad_1] The NHS COVID Pass will no longer be available for domestic purposes in England from May 12. This means that venues and events can no longer request the COVID Pass as a condition of entry. The COVID Pass has not been legally required to enter venues and events in England since they were scrapped …
Shazam adds concert discovery feature through Bandsintown
[ad_1] Music recognition app Shazam has added a new discovery feature to its platform for users to find and explore concerts and increase artist exposure. The new feature will use concert information from event recommendation platform, Bandsintown. When ‘Shazaming’ a song to identify it through the app or on the Shazam website, users will be able …
Chart-topping ticket sales for BTS live-streamed cinema concert
[ad_1] BTS Permission to Dance on Stage: Seoul racked up a mighty $32.6m (£24m/€29m) across 3,711 cinemas in 75 worldwide theatrical markets. The K-pop band was playing in the South Korean capital for the first time in two years, and tickets were hard to come by. Entertainment company HYBE and Trafalgar Releasing, a business that …
Key US and UK markets offer Live Nation boost in 2021
[ad_1] Live Nation Entertainment witnessed a significant boost in revenue for the year 2021, thanks to the restart of concerts and live shows in key markets such as the US and UK. In total, revenue amounted to $6.27bn (£4.68bn/€5.62bn) in 2021, compared to $1.86bn in 2020. Across the 12 months in 2021, revenue for concerts …
The O2 sets reopening date following storm damage
[ad_1] The O2 in London is set to reopen on Friday after suffering major damage as Storm Eunice tore through parts of the UK last week. Rapper Dave had been scheduled to play two headline shows at the arena today (Monday) and tomorrow, but the gigs were postponed to allow time for the site to …