Glastonbury Festival’s on-site radio station has broken Ofcom rules for playing a song that contained racially offensive language. The UK’s communications regulator said that Worthy 87.7 FM breached standards after it played an unedited version of ‘Miss Understood’ by rap artist, Little Simz. Worthy 87.7 FM played the track on June 23 at 18:41 BST …
Splendour in the Grass parent company under fire for traffic management chaos
Splendour in the Grass festival organisers have been told to pay A$100,000 (£56,000/$67,000/€63,000) for failing to comply with a traffic management plan during this year’s event in North Byron Parklands. The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment said the A$100,000 enforceable undertaking would be paid by the festival’s parent company Billinudgel Property. The money will …
MCEC welcomes 1.6 million visitors, contributes almost A$400m to local economy
During the last financial year, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) helped to contribute over A$383m (£212m/$257m/€242m) to the local economy in Victoria. MCEC also hosted 349 events and welcomed 1.6 million visitors, including the return of international guests. Australia’s Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Steve Dimopoulos recently tabled the MCEC’s annual report …
Royal Canberra Show renews partnership with IWannaTicket
Sydney-based ticketing company IWannaTicket has renewed its partnership with the Royal Canberra Show. The annual event will run from February 24-26 next year, with tickets to go on sale in mid-January. Geoff Canock, chief executive of Royal National Capital Agricultural Society (RNCAS), said: “The RNCAS largely consists of a team of dedicated volunteers who give …
Skillbox to ticket India’s Viacom VH1 Supersonic dance festival
Viacom VH1 Supersonic festival has selected Skillbox, the Indian live entertainment and ticketing platform, to power ticketing tech. The deal also includes ticketing for after parties and arcade live stage and takeover events for the beach music EDM destination, which takes place over three days at Mahalakshmi Lawns in Pune in February. Through the partnership, …
BookMyShow sees 8m attend live events in India
BookMyShow saw eight million customers attend live entertainment shows during 2022. The Indian ticketing and entertainment group helped them attend 19,000 shows in the country over the course of the year. Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai were the busiest metro cities – be it movies, live entertainment or on-demand video entertainment with BookMyShow Stream – …
Rolling Loud Germany to debut in 2023
Germany is set to receive its own version of Rolling Loud festival, as the hip-hop event heads to Munich for the first time in 2023. The festival is set to take place at the Messe Exhibition Center in the German city from July 7-9. Live Nation’s Mojo Concerts will team up with Austrian promoter Leutgeb …
Event organiser TADC Sweden files for bankruptcy
TADC Sweden, one of Scandinavia’s largest event organisers, has filed for bankruptcy. The organiser said that the lasting impact of the pandemic, increased costs and a lull in ticket sales were to blame. TADC was due to organise shows from acts such as Trivium, Alestorm, Lamb of God, W.A.S.P, Helloween and more. The company has …
Concerns raised over safety at Jamie Webster gig
Guests at a recent gig held at M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool have raised concerns over venue safety. The arena is due to hold the Eurovision Song Contest next year, but some fans attending a recent Jamie Webster concert have reported overcrowding and poor ticket checks at the venue. One attendee, Paul Lang, took to …
Northern Territory research shows benefits of community events
Research commissioned by the Northern Territory Major Events Company in Australia has found that community events have provided significant economic benefits to the area. The 22 events that received support through the Northern Territory Major Events Company’s Event Funding Programme delivered a gross expenditure stimulus of A$39.8m (£22m/€25m/$26m) to the Territory in 2021-2022. These events …