Ticket sales for the Lake Placid 2023 Winter World University Games “exceeded expectations” according to the event’s executive director, Ashley Walden. As reported by insidethegames, over 58,000 tickets were sold for the Games by January 22, the final day of the event, which is organised by the International University Sports Federation (FISU). Organisers were originally worried that …
Ticketing: The ‘bad-news’ business? – TheTicketingBusiness News
Whilst ‘Tickets’ have never been more expensive, ‘Ticketing’ has never been valued less, says industry commentator and veteran Tim Chambers in this viewpoint. With apologies to those friends, colleagues and peers networking and post-pandemically celebrating this week at INTIX Seattle for the 44th annual conference of those involved in the ticketing and live entertainment industry. …
Tessitura teams up with Logitix
Tessitura, a non-profit technology company that serves arts and culture organisations, has partnered with ticketing technology company, Logitix. The partnership will offer performing arts associations more resources for optimising ticket distribution, and in turn maximising revenue. Proprietary software, distribution tools and analytics from Logitix will help theatres and performing arts centres to open new sales …
Patron Technology acquires Fan Interactive Marketing
Patron Technology, a technology platform for the live entertainment industry, has acquired Fan Interactive Marketing, a fan engagement and data-driven marketing solutions provider. The acquisition will benefit live entertainment organisations that wish to connect further with their fans. Fan Interactive’s marketing solutions and knowledge of audience development will also complement Patron Technology’s offering, and aid …
CBS Arena welcomes over 966,000 visitors in 2022
Despite a difficult year, Coventry Building Society (CBS) Arena welcomed more than 966,000 visitors in 2022. Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group secured ownership of CBS Arena in November, after the previous operating companies – Arena Coventry Limited (ACL), Arena Coventry (2006) Limited and IEC Experience Limited – confirmed that they had applied to be placed into …
Ticket demand for Broadway’s ‘Parade’ revival causes site to crash
Broadway’s upcoming ‘Parade’ revival, which will star actors Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, caused the Telecharge ticketing site to temporarily crash, according to reports. High demand for tickets caused the ticketing site to be down for around 30 minutes, according to a report from Deadline. Customers attempting to purchase tickets during this period were faced …
Industry bodies react to scrapping of business energy price cap
Industry organisations have reacted to the plans set out by the UK Government to help businesses deal with the inflated energy costs. The government is scrapping the energy price cap for businesses from April 2023 and is instead replacing it with a discount. The new plans will see eligible businesses in the UK receive a …
NIVA partners with R.Cup to reduce single-use plastic at live music events
The National Independent Venue Association (NIVA) in the US has partnered with R.Cup, a sustainable company that provides reusable cups to help reduce the reliance on single-use plastic at concerts. R.Cup is a full-service reuse system that provides different types of cups and containers, collection bins, delivery and pick-up logistics, sanitising services, programme training and …
Night time businesses lose out during festive period
The Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has said that businesses in the sector lost a fifth of their trade over the festive period. While New Year’s Eve performed better than expected with trading down by only 16% compared to 2019, the month of December was underwhelming for trade due to consumers having less disposable income, …
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 …