US Senator Amy Klobuchar, chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust and Consumer Rights, and Senator Richard Blumenthal, have introduced legislation to improve competition within the live event ticketing markets. A press release stated: “Today’s primary ticketing market is dominated by one company that by some estimates has locked up 70 to …
UK Government’s live events reinsurance scheme paid out just once
The UK Government’s live events reinsurance scheme, which was designed to help keep the live events sector going through the pandemic, paid out just one claim, according to a report from the Financial Times. The Financial Times reported that one claim of £180,500 (€204,000/$225,000) had been paid out, generating almost £6m in premiums, according to …
Festival attendees file Live Nation lawsuit following crowd surge
A lawsuit has been filed in Los Angeles claiming that Live Nation “failed to take basic, reasonable steps” to prevent injuries resulting from a stampede during the Lovers & Friends Music Festival in Las Vegas last May. The complaint from Aaliyah Aguilar, Carla Thomas and James Thomas claimed that the plaintiffs “screamed” for help from …
NFT-TiX expands partnership with United Music Events to include blockchain-powered NFT ticketing
NFT-TiX has announced a multi-year partnership with United Music Events for blockchain-powered NFT ticketing for Transmission, Techmission and Hardmission festivals. The partnership comes after an initial VIP lounge sponsorship for the events was announced last month. United Music Events is an event organiser based in Prague, Czech Republic and is behind the Transmission, Techmission …
French Government set to distribute free Paris 2024 tickets
The French Government is set to distribute free tickets for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games through the ‘Tous aux Jeux’ (All at the Games) programme. The scheme is to make sure the games are accessible to all. According to reports, around 100,000 tickets for the Olympics will be given out through the ‘une …
Manchester introduces tourist tax to develop events and more
Manchester has imposed a tourist tax for guests staying in order to develop and run large events, conferences, festivals and marketing campaigns. The city is the first in the UK to impose the £1 tourist tax, which will be added per night, per room for those staying in hotels, and is part of a new …
Glastonbury Festival secures long-term home at Worthy Farm
Glastonbury Festival has secured its home at Worthy Farm after the local council granted permanent planning permission for the event. Prior to the decision, Glastonbury Festival Events (GFEL) had rolling temporary planning permission to hold the UK’s flagship festival and other events at Worthy Farm, in Pilton, Somerset. This was due to expire in 2024 …
WeGotTickets relaunches its ‘Ticket Fund’ campaign for 2023
Ticket platform WeGotTickets has relaunched its campaign to raise money for the ‘Ticket Fund’ with Tickets for Good. The scheme is hoping to build on the £40,000 that has been raised since launching in 2021, which includes £25,000 from 2022 alone. The money is raised via an optional donation for users of WeGotTickets and has …
Basket of Light festival employs tiered ticket system for 2023 event
Basket of Light festival is utilising a tiered ticketing system for its 2023 event, with attendees paying prices in relation to their income. The UK festival will take place from June 8-11 in a secret location, which will be sent to ticket-holders closer to the time. However, organisers state on the website that it will …
Ticketer launches new ticketing platform for events in Singapore
Ticketer has announced the launch of a new ticketing platform for events in Singapore. The company has designed the platform to make it simple to list events, sell and buy tickets online. Ticketer’s new platform will offer a range of benefits for event organisers, including a user-friendly interface for the creation and management of events. …