Organisers of the cancelled Formula E race in Vancouver are being sued by ticketing company, ATPI Travel and Events Canada, for more than C$3.3m (£2.2m/$2.4m/€2.5m). The One Stop Strategy (OSS) Group, which organised the event, had sold roughly 30,000 tickets for the Canadian race, which was set to take place in early July, when it …
Lyte confirms acquisition of Festicket and Event Genius assets
Event technology platform Lyte has confirmed the acquisition of Festicket and Event Genius assets. Festicket recently fell into administration after filing a moratorium in an attempt to rescue the company in August. Lyte had agreed to purchase Festicket and Event Genius’ assets last month and the acquisition has now been confirmed. Festicket worked with festivals …
Live Nation Philippines warns over illegal ticket sales
Newly launched Live Nation Philippines has said on Twitter that it will be taking legal action over the unauthorised selling of tickets for an upcoming concert in Manila. K-pop band Seventeen are set to play two concerts in Manila at the SM Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena on October 8 and 9, and the promoter …
Bestival founder wins case over TicketLine loan
Bestival founder Rob da Bank has won a long-standing court case brought against him by TicketLine over an unpaid loan. Da Bank, whose real name is Robert Gorham, was accused of failing to repay a loan, made to him by UK-based ticket agency TicketLine Network Ltd, to save the ailing festival in 2018. TicketLine claimed …
US consumers launch class action against Ticketmaster “monopoly”
Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation are again facing a class action lawsuit in the US from consumers who claim they are violating antitrust laws by monopolising ticket sales. A lawsuit was filed in a California federal court earlier this week on behalf of four individuals from California, Ohio and Florida. Attorneys at Quinn Emanuel …
Belgian court wins battle for theatres
Theatres and cultural venues in Belgium have won an initial legal victory to reopen after the Belgian Government imposed COVID-19 restrictions, forcing them to shut. Belgium’s supreme administrative court, The Council of State, suspended the forced closures announced by the Government to curb an increase in Omicron cases. The victory has not outlined what is …
Italy’s museums continue to wage war on ticket touts
Touts prey on tourists and visitors, offering tickets to Italy’s art galleries at inflated prices, often with added extras such as queue jump and museum tours. Some of these unscrupulous sellers work on the ground while others sell through websites, which have been designed to trick ticket buyers into thinking they are buying through the …