Live Nation Entertainment saw revenue rocket 1,366.9% during the third quarter of its 2021 financial year, as the return of live events led to record figures for the business. Revenue for the three months to September 30 amounted to $2.70bn (£2.00bn/€2.34bn), up from $184.0m in the corresponding period last year, during which the majority of …
Sao Paulo proposes the end of half-price ticket sales
The Legislative Assembly of Sao Paulo, Brazil has approved a bill that ends the half-price entry tickets to theatres, sport events, cinemas and attractions for senior citizens and students. Instead, the bill proposed that half-price tickets should be made available to all residents. State Deputy and Congressman Arthur do Val put the bill forward, which …
Villa fans threatened with bans over ticket reselling
English Premier League club Aston Villa has reiterated its warning to fans over reselling tickets, threatening season-long bans for those in breach of rules. Villa’s match programme for the home game against West Ham advised supporters of a series of punishments should they be caught selling tickets on, transferring season tickets, abusing concessions and profiting …
Tuboleta welcomes new management addition
Sofia Higuera has joined the general management team at Colombian ticketing company Tuboleta. Higuera will hold the responsibility of maintaining the company and developing new strategies, focusing on digital transformation and exploring new business opportunities. The announcement comes as Hernando Sánchez Gil leaves the management of the company after 21 years with Tuboleta, which tickets …
Everton not ready to scrap ticketing cards
English Premier League football club Everton is not ready to dispense with established ticketing methods despite the broader shift towards mobile access across the industry. Georgia Bekyra, Everton’s senior manager of ticketing, told TheTicketingBusiness.com that the club had not seen persuasive evidence that fans are ready for physical cards to be scrapped, even though the …
Japan eases some restrictions on large-scale events
The Government of Japan has eased the 10,000-spectator attendance limit for large-scale events. The regulations were in place in 27 of Japan’s 47 prefectures to limit the spread of COVID-19 within the country, and professional sports games and concerts will now be able to accept more than 10,000 spectators in Tokyo and other parts of …
MPs call for Prime Minister to step in over EU touring issues
Members of Parliament (MPs) have demanded action from Prime Minister Boris Johnson over the issues faced by musicians and crew when it comes to touring within the European Union. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Music has revealed plans to hold a cross-party inquiry into the barriers and delays facing musicians. A letter has also …
Subba links up with Veritas
Subba, a platform that generates reviews of music and festivals, and Veritas, a service that links online reviews to verified sales and usage, have teamed up to provide a blockchain-enabled token system that verifies the reviews. On top of the blockchain verification service, the token system also rewards fans through a highly scalable program to …
Coras partners with Singapore’s SISTIC
Ticket distribution platform Coras has partnered with ticketing agency SISTIC to sell tickets for music, theatre and sporting events across Singapore. Coras chief executive Mark McLaughlin said that the Asia region is fast “becoming the next big growth market for live music”. Dublin-based Coras enables brands to have access to music, theatre, sport and attraction …
Fully vaccinated to return to stadiums, theatres and cinemas in NSW
Due to the unexpected speed of the COVID-19 vaccination roll out in the Australian state of New South Wales, the local Government has brought forward the relaxation of restrictions on entertainment facilities with fixed seating such as stadiums, theatres and cinemas. The restrictions for fully vaccinated Australians were set to ease on December 1, but …