Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has revealed there will be an increase of up to 30% for season tickets for the coming football season, as the club temporarily transfers to the Lluís Companys Stadium. Barcelona’s Camp Nou is undergoing extensive renovation works, as part of the wide-ranging Espai Barça project. The work is forcing the …
Barcelona imposes ticketing transfer restrictions for El Clasico
FC Barcelona fans must formally transfer tickets to a named individual for today’s Copa del Rey clash with Real Madrid under new rules the club has established for high-profile games. All season ticket holders not attending the game and who wish to free their seat to a third party not named on the season ticket …
FC Barcelona sets single match ticket sales record
FC Barcelona generated a record €8.2m from ticket sales from its LaLiga game against rivals Real Madrid over the weekend. It is believed that the figure is a record for a single match at Spotify Camp Nou, with around €3m contributed from the VIP boxes alone. As many as 95,745 people packed the stadium for …
FC Barcelona introduces updated protocol for ‘high-risk’ games
Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona has revealed its ‘Protocol of Security and Control of the opposing fans’, which will be utilised for matches that are considered high-risk. The protocol has the aim of increasing security at the Camp Nou, protecting Barcelona members and subscribers, and deterring the misuse of subscriptions and fraud. Vice-president and spokesperson …
FC Barcelona signs US travel partner
FC Barcelona has signed a partnership agreement with Orlando-based subscription travel club Travel + Leisure GO as the organisation’s official travel club partner in the US. FC Barcelona said the agreement furthers trade links with the US and deepens its relationship with its North American fan base. As part of the partnership, Travel + Leisure …
FC Barcelona introduces measures to encourage attendance
Spanish La Liga club FC Barcelona has introduced a number of measures to encourage regular attendance from season ticket holders for the 2022-23 season. The club has put an end to exemption periods for Camp Nou season tickets, which was put in place over the last two seasons to deal with the uncertainties surrounding the …
Fans snap up tickets for Women’s Champions League final
FC Barcelona Femení’s first 3,000 free tickets have already been allocated to members by the club for the UEFA Women’s Champions League final against Olympique Lyonnais Féminin. The final will be held at Allianz Stadium (pictured) in Turin on May 21, with a second batch of 4,000 tickets going on sale to the general public …
FC Barcelona makes tickets ‘non-transferable’ following Eintracht Frankfurt ticketing fiasco
FC Barcelona’s president Joan Laporta has said that the Spanish club will make tickets ‘non-transferable’ after German Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt packed Camp Nou for last Thursday’s UEFA Europa League quarter-final, which saw Barça eliminated. Officially, Barcelona had allocated Frankfurt with 5,000 tickets but it has been estimated that between 25,000 and 30,000 fans actually …
FC Barcelona hosts world-record women’s football crowd
A record 91,553 attended last night’s UEFA Women’s Champions League game between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid at Camp Nou. The crowd figure is the biggest ever for a women’s football match, and dwarfs the 86,000 attendance for this season’s El Clasico between Barca’s men’s team and Real Madrid. The match sold out quickly after …
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Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… NFTs Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama is run by the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Authority, and alongside financial company Protective Life Corp. is offering residents the chance to gain free entry for a year. Through an auction that will benefit community coalition Prosper, patrons …