Lewis Capaldi has cancelled all work commitments, including concerts, until his Glastonbury appearance. “It’s been such an incredible time leading into this new album, and seeing all of the support from everyone has been beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of,” said Capaldi in an Instagram post. “That said, the last few months have …
Harry Styles sets Scottish stadium concert record
Harry Styles broke the record for Scotland’s biggest-selling stadium show over the weekend. Styles performed at Edinburgh’s Murrayfield stadium as part of the British singer’s Love On Tour on Friday and Saturday. Over 65,000 fans attended the event, breaking the record for the highest-selling stadium concert in Scotland ever, according to Scottish Rugby. Record breaking …
Lloyds Bank warns of sharp increase in ticket scams ahead of busy summer of events
Lloyds Bank has warned gig-goers and music-lovers about the sharp increase in concert ticket scams, which surged by more than 500% over the last year. In the UK, the bank revealed that victims were losing £110 (€124/$136) on average, with some losing out on thousands of pounds. Over the last year, Lloyds Banking Group customers …
Lewis Capaldi delivers Scotland’s best selling indoor concert
Scottish singer Lewis Capaldi (pictured) has delivered Scotland’s highest-ever selling and largest-ever indoor show at Aberdeen’s P&J Live, with over 15,000 tickets sold. The total has surpassed the previous record held by fellow Scotsman, Gerry Cinnamon, who performed at P&J Live on November 23, 2019. Louise Stewart, interim managing director at P&J Live, said: “Monday’s …
XTIXS announces DeFi-funded event in partnership with GET Protocol
Boutique ticketing solution XTIXS has partnered with GET Protocol to announce a decentralised finance (DeFi)-funded event featuring artist Lewis Capaldi (pictured) in Reykjavik in August. This means that the show, Reykjavik Live, is backed up by a bespoke application of blockchain technologies including DeFi, NFTs (non-fungible tokens) and GET Protocol’s utility token $GET. Future ticket …
Wasserman Music acquires Paradigm’s UK live music business
Artist booking agency Wasserman Music has acquired talent agency Paradigm Talent Agency’s UK live music representation business. As part of the move, long-time UK partners Dave Hallybone (middle left), Alex Hardee (middle right), Tom Schroeder (right) and James Whitting (left) have joined the Wasserman music managing executive team. The London-based partners founded CODA Agency in …