Outlook Festival is offering a ‘pay-what-you-can’ ticketing scheme ahead of its upcoming event in the UK. The festival is set to debut in the UK in Cheshire, and will run from June 30 until July 3. The flagship Origins event is in Tisno, Croatia and will run between July 28 and August 6. Organisers have …
SOLT, UK Theatre and Baker Richards team up for The Evidence Centre
Society of London Theatre (SOLT) and UK Theatre have partnered with data and insight company Baker Richards to develop a new ‘Evidence Centre’. The Evidence Centre will utilise technology to aggregate data from different sources, including theatre box office/CRM systems, which will enable the two membership associations to analyse the data at a granular level. …
Liverpool Football Club calls on social media companies to help with ticket touts
Premier League club Liverpool has called on social media companies to close more than 50 social media accounts and groups it believes are involved in selling, or offering to sell, tickets to this weekend’s UEFA Champions League final. The club also identified 13 supporters trying to sell their tickets for the game against Real Madrid …
Vatic: The evolution of Dynamic Pricing
Sean Kelly, founder of Vatic, a provider of dynamic pricing tools for the performing arts and ticketing industries, accepts that this sales model gets something of a “bad rap”. But that doesn’t mean it’s not the right answer for many businesses in the live events sector. Kelly wrote his first pricing algorithm back in 2009 …
Fanimal secures $4m in latest round of funding
Los Angeles-based social group ticketing platform Fanimal, which was launched in 2019, has secured $4m (£3.2m/€3.7m) in its latest round of funding, led by Bullpen Capital. Early investors include venture capital and private equity company Burst Capital and venture capital partner Pear VC. When purchasing multiple tickets from the Fanimal platform, one person does not …
Tech Stack: Hybrid concerts, NFTs and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Boxing and NFTs Floyd Mayweather beat fellow boxer Don Moore in an exhibition fight recently at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Tickets for the event were only available for just over 20 VIP fans with all tickets sold as an NFT (non-fungible …
People on the move: TRG Arts, AEG Europe and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Arts management consultancy TRG Arts has appointed Tony Followell (pictured right) as managing director, UK and Europe. Followell will be responsible for strategy and execution of the company’s vision, and financial and relational goals across the region. Before joining TRG Arts, Followell was …
Live Nation subsidiaries received $19m in funding intended for indie venues
Live Nation subsidiaries received around $19m (£15.2m/€17.8m) in ‘Save our Stages’ funding from the Small Business Administration (SBA) in the US, despite the funds being intended for small venues. In a report published by the Washington Post, it was revealed that Live Nation had urged Democrats and Republicans in Congress to let them be eligible …
Live events subscription marketplace festivalPass launches
Austin-based company festivalPass has launched a live events subscription marketplace, with users able to access music, film, food and wine, art, sports, lifestyle and tech experiences around the globe. Users will have access to 80,000 live events for a monthly subscription price and with no added ticket fees. FestivalPass members will be able to book …
Dice launches in Germany – TheTicketingBusiness News
Discovery and mobile ticketing platform Dice has launched in Germany with the aim of taking on ticket touts and providing a safe way for fans to discover live events and buy tickets. There are over 350 shows now available in-app in Germany including concerts from artists such as Bicep, Little Simz, Years & Years and …