Premier League club Chelsea has opted to freeze its general admission season ticket prices for the 2023-24 campaign. Adult general admission (GA) season tickets have been frozen since 2011-12, despite the club reporting matchday costs increasing by 31% since 2018. However, the club said that the current cost-of-living crisis and its performances on the pitch …
High ticket prices make theatre “elitist” says veteran actor
Veteran actor Sir Derek Jacobi has said that the cost of ticket prices for theatre is making it an “elitist” pursuit. Jacobi added that theatre should be open to everyone. He was honoured with a lifetime achievement prize at the Olivier Awards on Sunday at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The actor told the …
Tickets for Good celebrates major year in 2022
Tickets for Good has revealed a major year of growth in 2022 and announced new projects for 2023. The platform initially began with its ‘Ticket Bank’ project in 2019 before the Tickets for Good NHS platform was introduced in May 2021, to offer key workers from the pandemic tickets to events. Since its launch, the …
Lewes FC offers community ticket scheme during cost of living crisis
Lewes Football Club has launched a community ticket scheme to help those that are worst affected during the current cost of living crisis in the UK. The semi-professional non-league club, which is based in the East Sussex town of Lewes, is fan-owned and a not-for-profit Community Benefit Society. The club has also paid its men …
New survey demonstrates impact of rising costs on musicians
Research from charity Help Musicians has demonstrated the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on artists in the UK. The charity found that more than eight in 10 professional musicians are worried about meeting mortgage or rent costs. A further nine in 10 said that their career is being impacted by poor mental health and 91% …
Sherman Theatre introduces cost-of-living initiatives
Sherman Theatre in Cardiff has introduced a number of initiatives to support audiences and those in the industry during the cost-of-living crisis. Schemes include ‘pay what you can’ previews and free workspaces for creatives to use. According to a report from The Stage, the theatre has started a scheme called ‘open house’ to encourage creatives …
Fulham fans unhappy over ticket prices for season opener
Fans of English Premier League club Fulham are unhappy after it was announced tickets for its match against Liverpool on the first day of the season could set them back as much as £100 ($119/€118). Ticket prices range from £30 for an adult in the Johnny Haynes Family Zone at Craven Cottage, up to £100 …
UK Government faces fresh calls to reduce VAT
There have been fresh calls for UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak to reduce VAT to 12.5% to help businesses in the live entertainment and night time sectors. Michael Kill, chief executive of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), has said that time is running out for the UK Government and the Chancellor to help with inflation …
Smaller UK festivals struggling this summer
The UK’s major flagship festivals such as Glastonbury and Reading and Leeds have already sold out, but smaller festivals are struggling amid the cost-of-living crisis. Newcastle’s This Is Tomorrow, Brainchild in Bentley, East Sussex and Summerfest in Wood Park, Blackburn, have all been cancelled after struggling to sell tickets. Other smaller festivals have also been …
Outlook Festival helps fans with cost-of-living discount
Outlook Festival is offering a ‘pay-what-you-can’ ticketing scheme ahead of its upcoming event in the UK. The festival is set to debut in the UK in Cheshire, and will run from June 30 until July 3. The flagship Origins event is in Tisno, Croatia and will run between July 28 and August 6. Organisers have …