Live industry groups have joined together to unveil a new ‘Make Tickets Fair!’ initiative, which is a campaign aimed at educating live entertainment fans to avoid being ripped off by unscrupulous ticket resellers. The campaign was created by a cross-industry group co-ordinated by FEAT (The Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing), and a new industry-facing website …
Madonna announces Celebration Tour – TheTicketingBusiness News
Madonna, the best-selling female solo touring artist of all time, is set to go on a global tour that could surpass her own touring record. The singer announced ‘Madonna: The Celebration Tour’ yesterday (Tuesday), which will feature her catalogue of music from the past four decades. Produced by entertainment giant Live Nation, the 35-stop tour …
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 …
Music fans oppose dynamic pricing, priced out of gigs according to research
Music fans across Britain have been priced out of attending live music gigs, according to recent research from data and analytics group, YouGov. Research from YouGov showed that more than half of Britons also strongly opposed dynamic pricing when it comes to purchasing tickets. The survey demonstrated that 71% were against the idea, including 52% …
Glastonbury Festival’s on-site radio station breaches Ofcom rules
Glastonbury Festival’s on-site radio station has broken Ofcom rules for playing a song that contained racially offensive language. The UK’s communications regulator said that Worthy 87.7 FM breached standards after it played an unedited version of ‘Miss Understood’ by rap artist, Little Simz. Worthy 87.7 FM played the track on June 23 at 18:41 BST …
Ticketmaster sued by another group of Taylor Swift fans
Ticketmaster has been sued by more Taylor Swift fans over the singer’s Eras Tour ticketing fiasco last month. A further group of Swift fans have come together to sue Ticketmaster, after an original group of fans sued the ticketing platform earlier in December. In November, those wanting to purchase Eras Tour tickets in the Verified …
Peter Kay begins monthly residency at The O2
Comedian Peter Kay started his monthly residency at The O2 in London over the weekend, with his first of 29 shows at the venue. Kay was presented with an award from the venue on stage during his first show, which took place on Friday, December 16. The comedian, who announced his first tour in 12 …
Second person dies following Brixton O2 Academy crush
A second person has died following a crowd crush at Brixton O2 Academy last week. Gaby Hutchinson was working at the Asake gig as a contracted security provider and died in the early hours of yesterday morning, according to police. He was 23. The news follows the announcement that Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died in hospital …
UK venues see 50% downturn amid rail strikes
UK rail strikes led to clubs and venues seeing a 50% downturn in trade over the busiest weekend of the year, according to data from the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA). The figure, garnered from venues across the country, is worse than the 30% hit the NTIA had previously predicted. NTIA chief executive Michael Kill …
Ticketmaster outlines remaining Taylor Swift Eras Tour ticketing plans
Ticketmaster has revealed its plans to sell the remaining Taylor Swift Eras Tour tickets. According to a report from Billboard, the Live Nation-owned ticketing company will use an older fan club ticketing system to sell the remaining 170,000 tickets. This system reportedly takes the queue out of the process. The move comes after Ticketmaster was …