UK Music, an umbrella organisation for the music industry, has written to Conservative leadership contenders Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, urging them to back the nation’s music industry. Conservative members are set to vote for a new leader – and therefore a new Prime Minister for the UK – on September 5. Ahead of the …
Wales Women sets ticket sales record
Wales’ national women’s football team has broken its ticket sales record for an upcoming 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualifier. Following the conclusion of the record-breaking UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, thousands of Wales fans are set to attend the qualifier against Slovenia at Cardiff City Stadium on September 6. The Football Association of Wales (FAW) …
Troubles continue for events start-up Pollen
Workers at events start-up Pollen have revealed that there is still no update from the company’s chief executive over pay or a proposed deal with a new partner. Engineer writer Gergely Orosz has claimed multiple insights into the situation at Pollen, which has been deteriorating over the last few months. In May, Pollen laid off …
Live Nation posts strong Q2 results
Live Nation Entertainment has posted a strong Q2 with a solid 40% increase in revenue to hit $4.4bn (£3.62bn/€4.3bn) compared to $575m in Q2 last year. Concerts revenue amounted to $3.5bn while ticketing brought in $575m. Sponsorship and advertising brought in $263.8m while other eliminations amounted to a loss of $2.7m bringing the total to …
Historic English pier partners with Vennersys
Vennersys, a provider of integrated ticketing, EPoS and visitor management software, has partnered with a historic pier trust to modernise its ticketing system for visitors. Clevedon Pier & Heritage Trust is a seaside pier in the English county of Somerset and required an integrated system to embrace marketing, operational and commercial needs. Vennersys presented its …
Ticketmaster teams up with TikTok
Ticketmaster has teamed up with video sharing platform TikTok to create an in-application feature to enable fans to purchase tickets without having to come out of the app. Creators like comedians, music artists, sports teams, theatre productions and venues will be able to add event links to allow fans to buy tickets there and then. …
ASEAN Music Showcase Festival reveals line-up
ASEAN Music Showcase (AMS) Festival is marking its first in-person event since it was founded in 2020, and has unveiled an all-Asian multi-genre lineup. The festival is set to bring together some of Asia’s most exciting music acts in Singapore on September 10 and 11. Each country in ASEAN – which includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, …
Daft Punk-inspired VR event introduced in LA
A Daft Punk-inspired virtual reality (VR) event featuring music from the electronic duo’s album ‘Random Access Memories’ was launched in Los Angles yesterday (Thursday). The VR event features a number of DJs performing tracks from the album alongside 360-degree visuals powered by a VR dome and live circus performers. The show takes place at the …
Lionesses sell out Wembley for US clash
Tickets for the Lionesses’ clash with reigning world champions USA sold out within just 24 hours of going on sale. England’s women will face the US in a friendly at Wembley in October, with fans rushing to purchase tickets. The Football Association (FA)’s website briefly crashed on Tuesday after tickets went on sale because of …
Bruno Mars to play first concert at Sydney’s rebuilt Allianz Stadium
Bruno Mars is set to perform the first concert at the new Allianz Stadium in Sydney later this year. The singer is booked in to perform on October 14 and 15 to help raise the curtain on the newly rebuilt venue. Sydney’s original Allianz Stadium was knocked down in 2019 and rebuilt with a capacity …