The Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has bolstered its Safer Spaces Charter through new partnerships with UK charities targeting LGBT+ abuse and spiking. AIF’s Safer Spaces campaign, which was originally launched in May 2017, sees festivals commit to a charter of best practice developed with input and guidance from a range of expert charities including …
Events leaders call for judicial review over drug-testing ‘U-turn’
Parklife founder Sacha Lord and the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) have demanded a judicial review in the UK following the Home Office’s decision to ban on-site ‘pop-up’ labs to test drugs at festivals. In a letter to the Home Office, the body that represents more than 1400 venues, clubs and bars, along with entrepreneur …
High-flying Arsenal Women sets up ticketing forum
Arsenal has responded to the success of its women’s programme by creating a forum to discuss matters such as ticketing and pricing. The Arsenal Women Matchday Forum has been launched in the wake of the club setting a new record attendance in the Barclays Women’s Super League and achieving a first-ever sell-out at Emirates Stadium …
Atlanta Braves seeks corporate boost through new partner
Atlanta Braves, the Major League Baseball team, has named TicketManager as its official corporate ticket management partner. Through the partnership, all Braves corporate partners, premium ticket and suite holders and corporate A-List season ticket members will now be able to manage, transfer and run reports on their tickets and events while using TicketManager’s technology. The …
Adelaide becomes TodayTix’s latest Australian entry
TodayTix has announced its entry into a fifth Australian city after launching in Adelaide ahead of the debut of Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins. The ticketing platform for theatre and cultural experiences will debut at the Adelaide Festival Centre with the arrival next month of the production that has already played Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. TodayTix …
SeatGeek drives home PGA of America deal
SeatGeek has replaced AXS as the official ticketing supplier of the PGA of America’s top golf events. The exclusive six-year deal covers the PGA Championship, Senior PGA Championship, and Women’s PGA Championship, as well as the 2025 Ryder Cup. The partnership has kicked off immediately with ticket sales starting for 2024 PGA Championship pre-registrants. General …
Aviva secures naming rights for Factory International venue
Insurance provider Aviva has signed up as the naming-rights partner of the new Factory International arts and culture venue in Manchester, UK. Terms of the deal have not been publicly disclosed, but the Guardian reported that the multi-year deal is worth £35m. The facility, which will host a Yayoi Kusama exhibition as part of this …
TM counts on registration to avoid repeat of Swift tour sales debacle
Ticketmaster is urging fans of Taylor Swift to register their interest in tickets before they go on sale for the US singer’s newly scheduled international tour dates in an effort to avoid a repeat of the problems that scuppered initial sales on The Eras Tour. The 12-time Grammy winner has announced 50 new international destinations …
Entrio expands into Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian ticketing operator Entrio has expanded its operations in Eastern Europe by establishing a new platform for the market in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Entrio, which is based in Zagreb and also operates in Slovenia, has launched a franchise platform, Entrio.ba, in partnership with advertising sales company Imagis Doo. Since it was established in 2011, Entrio …
People on the move: DICE, National Theatre and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Vastly experienced music industry executive Caron Veazey has joined the board of directors at DICE. In addition to working alongside the artist development, content, and leadership teams, Veazey will also utilise her leadership experience in diversity, equity and inclusion spaces. Veazey is the founder of …