Live entertainment company Live Nation has invested in Everything Legendary, a Black-owned and operated business offering plant-based meat options. As part of the deal, Live Nation venues and festivals across the US, including all House of Blues restaurants, will feature plant-based burgers from Everything Legendary. The company was launched in 2021 and over the last …
Tech Stack: Metascreen, digital transformation and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Metascreen movies SquirrelVerse, a metaverse first company, has launched Metascreen, a curated NFT (non-fungible token) commerce platform for showing NFTs as movie tickets. ‘Mithila Makhaan’, a Maithili film that will be screened on Metascreen, is the first Indian movie that can be watched …
Smaller UK festivals struggling this summer
The UK’s major flagship festivals such as Glastonbury and Reading and Leeds have already sold out, but smaller festivals are struggling amid the cost-of-living crisis. Newcastle’s This Is Tomorrow, Brainchild in Bentley, East Sussex and Summerfest in Wood Park, Blackburn, have all been cancelled after struggling to sell tickets. Other smaller festivals have also been …
FKP Scorpio opts for CM.com-owned Appmiral
Festival, tour and concert promoter FKP Scorpio has opted for CM(.com)-owned Appmiral as its app provider in a multi-year partnership. Integration of the app at events will offer users access to features such as interactive maps to navigate festival grounds more easily and push notifications to deliver information to attendees, before and after the event. Jennifer …
The struggle of selling tickets in 2022
Following the news of festival cancellations in the UK – most recently Leighton Live and Fife’s Breakout Festival – festival and events marketing agency Mustard Media senior strategist Rory Palmer-Rowe has said that the events industry needs to concentrate on its branding, so that people are more likely to buy into why event organisers do …
Melbourne events set to receive cash injection
Melbourne (pictured) is set to receive a A$25m (£14m/$17m/€17m) boost from the City of Melbourne council to invest in events and attract visitors. The draft Budget 2022-23 is due to be released tomorrow (Tuesday), which will include a major event and festival program to encourage people to visit the Australian city, support local businesses and …
Glastonbury Festival unveils 2022 headliners
The iconic Glastonbury Festival has today (Friday) revealed its 2022 headliners ahead of its first event since 2019. Friday will be headlined by US singer and youngest ever headliner Billie Eilish, while Sir Paul McCartney will take the Saturday slot. US rapper Kendrick Lamar will close the show on Sunday night. Former Beatles star McCartney …
Tech Stack: Virtual Reality, entering the Metaverse and more…
Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… Virtual Reality AmazeVR, a virtual reality concert platform, and artist Megan Thee Stallion, have revealed Enter Thee Hottievers, a virtual tour that will take place across 10 cities around the US between April and July this year. After fans have bought tickets, they …
New South Wales to relax coronavirus restrictions
The New South Wales Government in Australia is set to relax coronavirus restrictions, with QR codes for check in only required at nightclubs and large festivals. From Friday 18, there will be no density limits for hospitality venues, which previously had to adhere to one person per two square metres. QR check-ins at venues such …
AIF calls for Government-backed support to deal with mounting costs and shortages
Association of Independent Festivals chief executive Paul Reed (pictured) has warned of the “perfect storm” of ending VAT relief, Brexit, the supply chain crisis and worker shortages for UK festival organisers this summer. Reed has said that while the widespread return of large events this summer is a welcome sight, it will not be a …