Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Palmeiras has hired an external audit to investigate failures in the club’s ticket sales system following complaints from fans, according to a report from Gazeta Esportiva. It is hoped that the audit and subsequent changes will also help to deter ticket touts from taking advantage of fans wishing to …
Eventim Sports reveals new Eventim.Tixx features and partner
Eventim Sports has revealed a new partnership and new features for its Eventim.Tixx product platform. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider for sports ticketing, merchandising and CRM, has announced that Bundesliga 2 club Hannover 96 will not only utilise the ticketing, CRM and campaign management software, but also the merchandising aspect. Using the Eventim.Tixx product platform will …
Fabrikus World utilises Connect&Go solution
Connect&Go, the integrated attractions management solutions and RFID technology provider, has partnered with Fabrikus World in the South of France. The Montreal-headquartered company will provide its Konnect all-in-one management platform, which will enable the theme park to power a seamless experience through technology and real-time data. By utilising the Konnect platform and a new integration …
TDF to reopen Lincoln Center TKTS booth
Not-for-profit service organisation dedicated to performing arts, TDF, is set to reopen its Lincoln Center TKTS booth next week. The New York ticketing booth has been closed since March 13, 2020 when Broadway shut its doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. TKTS offers discounted tickets to same-day theatre productions on Broadway, off-Broadway and to performances …
James Madison University surpasses season ticket sales record
James Madison University (JMU)’s athletics department has revealed that season ticket sales have surpassed its previous record, with 7,582 tickets sold for the coming season. The new total has marked the third time since 2014 that season ticket sales have climbed over 7,000, with the previous record of 7,567 being set in 2018. In 2019, …
Pascrell hammers Live Nation’s Springsteen ticket prices
New Jersey congressman Bill Pascrell has asked Live Nation Entertainment to explain what he has described as the company’s “exorbitant” prices for musician Bruce Springsteen’s 2023 tour. In a letter to LNE president and CEO Michael Rapino, Pascrell, a prominent Democratic Representative, also called on the promoter to explain the “frustratingly opaque process” that leads …
Boomtown Fair co-founder explains stake sell-off
Boomtown Fair co-founder Lak Mitchell has described the sale of a minority stake in the UK music festival as the “hardest thing we have ever done” but admitted that the strains of the pandemic meant that finding new investment was the “only option”. Last month, Boomtown confirmed it had sold off a 45% stake, with …
Study reveals US arts and culture ticket sales fall
Ticket sales fell by a greater average percentage than revenue for 15 major arts and cultural organisations across the United States over the course of the 2021-22 season, according to a new study by non-profit consultancy JCA. ‘Trends in Audience Behavior: Reopening Season Trends’ gathered data from six regional theatres, four music organisations, two opera …
Ticketmaster taps Flow for ticket NFTs
Ticketmaster will allow event organisers to issue non-fungible tokens (NFTs) linked to tickets on the Flow blockchain, giving attendees the chance to access digital collectibles. The NFTs – which certify a digital asset to be unique – can be used to represent photos, videos, audio and other types of digital files, and are often bundled …
Ars Nova unveils ‘name your price’ initiative
Ars Nova, the non-profit theatre and production company based in New York, has announced that it will introduce a ‘name your price’ initiative for ticketing at its events. To coincide with the theatre’s 20th anniversary season, attendees will pay at least $5 per ticket, but will then decide how much they would like to pay …