Our weekly tech round-up from the world of ticketing and associated industries… HUMBL’s AI chatbot HUMBL, which operates the HUMBL Tickets platform, has launched its new HeyBLUE! artificial intelligence chatbot. HUMBL users can now perform a variety of tasks, including chatbot interactions, document generation, text generation, text summarisation, language translation, question answering and more. Brentford …
Glastonbury Festival secures long-term home at Worthy Farm
Glastonbury Festival has secured its home at Worthy Farm after the local council granted permanent planning permission for the event. Prior to the decision, Glastonbury Festival Events (GFEL) had rolling temporary planning permission to hold the UK’s flagship festival and other events at Worthy Farm, in Pilton, Somerset. This was due to expire in 2024 …
Strong year predicted for live events industry in 2023
The live events industry in the UK is set to have a strong year in 2023, with rising demand for festivals, gigs, West End theatre and VIP event tickets. According to an article from the Guardian, demand for tickets is increasing despite a cost-of-living crisis across the UK, which will continue the industry’s recovery following …
2022 in review – December
Glastonbury Festival organisers announced in early December that Sir Elton John will be headlining the event in 2023, which will be the iconic singer’s last UK performance on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. Sir Elton will be closing the festival on Sunday June 25 with a lively performance on the Pyramid Stage. A new …
Sir Elton John to headline Glastonbury Festival in 2023
Sir Elton John will headline UK flagship festival Glastonbury next summer, which will be his last UK performance on his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. Sir Elton will be playing on Sunday June 25 on the Pyramid Stage. In a statement, Sir Elton said: “There is no more fitting way to say goodbye to my …
Glastonbury sale hit by technical glitch, demand far exceeds supply
Glastonbury’s general ticket sale was hit by a ‘technical problem’ yesterday (Sunday) morning, but organisers still said demand far outstripped supply. Tickets went on sale at 9am local time for the UK’s flagship summer festival, but there were reports of the site repeatedly crashing during the booking process. Fans claimed that the website would not …
Glastonbury coach and ticket packages sell out in 22 minutes
Coach and ticket packages for next year’s Glastonbury Festival sold out in just 22 minutes after going on sale yesterday (Thursday). The UK’s flagship festival returned this year after COVID-induced cancellations in 2020 and 2021. Glastonbury will return to Worthy Farm next year from June 21-25 and the usual rush for tickets did not disappoint, …
Suggested Glastonbury capacity reduction to combat illegal drug use
The UK’s flagship festival Glastonbury could be asked to reduce its capacity rates to help combat illegal drug use. Under its current license, Glastonbury uses a private company to make drug seizures, accept surrenders and test any substances found. However, organisers do not have to make the figures available to the police or the public. …
Major price increase for Glastonbury 2023 tickets
Glastonbury Festival, the UK’s flagship summer event, will set back attendees £340 (€390/$384) next year for a standard ticket. Festival-goers will have to pay £335 plus a £5 booking fee, with a £50 deposit to be paid when tickets go on sale next month. Tickets last went on sale in 2019, before the 2020 and …
Railway strikes severely impact Glastonbury ticket holders
Glastonbury festival ticket holders will begin their pilgrimage to the Somerset event this week, but more than half of the trains from London have been cancelled due to strike action. The site opens on Wednesday, with many people making the journey today (Tuesday), tomorrow and Thursday. The festival will run from Friday 24 until Sunday …