More than 50,000 Eintracht Frankfurt fans assembled at the club’s stadium to watch a live screening of last night’s UEFA Europa League final win over Rangers. Fans not able to secure tickets for the tournament’s showpiece in Seville packed out the German club’s Deutsche Bank Park for an evening of entertainment that included music, light …
Backstage: Seventeen, Kendrick Lamar and more
A round-up of the latest live music news… K-pop Band Seventeen are to begin their first world tour in over two years in June with two consecutive dates in Seoul. The group will play two nights at Gocheok Sky Dome before switching to North America, where they will play 12 cities. The North American leg …
Lancashire Cricket partners with Seat Unique
Lancashire Cricket has today (Wednesday) announced a three-year partnership with premium ticketing marketplace, Seat Unique. Seat Unique will become an official partner and an official hospitality agent of Lancashire Cricket and Emirates Old Trafford. The company will power hospitality and premium match ticket sales for Lancashire Cricket and Emirates Old Trafford, through its online sales …
Tech Stack: Digital hubs, payment and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Streaming and selling Music streaming platform Spotify has tested out a new feature where artists can promote NFTs (non-fungible tokens) alongside merchandise and tickets on their Spotify profiles. Artists are already able to promote merchandise and tickets, but Steve Aoki and The Wombats …
People on the move: CTS Eventim, The Mike Burton Group and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Ticketing and live entertainment company CTS Eventim has appointed Dr Cornelius Baur as deputy chairman of the Supervisory Board. Dr Baur succeeds Professor Jobst Plog, who decided not to stand for re-election after 16 years in the role. From 2014 to 2021, …
Professional Fighters League opts for Ticketsmarter
The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has partnered with TicketSmarter, which will see the ticket resale marketplace become an official ticket partner. As part of the agreement, TicketSmarter will gain exclusive marketing and sponsorship rights for the mixed martial arts (MMA) league, as well as providing PFL fans with a safe ticketing marketplace. PFL chief executive …
Leicester City increases season ticket prices following price freeze
Premier League club Leicester City has announced a 5% increase for season ticket holders, after an eight-year price freeze. The club had applied an eight-year freeze following its promotion to the Premier League in 2014, but there will now be an increase for the 2022-23 season. For an adult season ticket-holder in the Kop section …
SeatGeek becomes official ticketing platform of the NHL’s Florida Panthers
Mobile-focused ticketing platform SeatGeek has announced a multi-year partnership with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Florida Panthers and the team’s owned and operated venues. The deal is SeatGeek’s first as the official ticketing provider of an NHL team and its venues. The company signed its first deal with an NHL team in September last year, …
Tixngo to be utilised by Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium has announced a partnership with blockchain mobile ticketing solution, Tixngo. Starting this summer, the 90,000-capacity stadium will deliver digital tickets through a new Wembley-branded wallet, which will be powered by Secutix solution Tixngo. The London stadium will launch the solution for Ed Sheeran’s five nights at Wembley, with the British artist’s shows beginning …
KPOP.FLEX heads to London for second event in 2023
European K-pop festival, KPOP.FLEX, has announced one of its 2023 events will be heading to the UK. Organisers Kpop Europa (a partnership between Live Company Group and Explorado Group) and PK Events announced that one of its 2023 editions will take place at The O2 Arena in London from September 22-24. The London edition next …