Bodies from across the live entertainment, theatre and night time industries have called the UK Chancellor’s autumn budget a ‘missed opportunity’. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the autumn budget yesterday (Thursday) and despite calls for an extension to Theatre Tax Relief and a cut to VAT on ticket sales for circus, entertainment and performing arts companies, …
Germany’s MGNFY partners with Gigmit
MGNFY, a ticket marketing agency, festival promoter and artist management company headquartered in Germany, and music booking online platform Gigmit, have entered into a strategic partnership. The relationship with Gigmit will bolster MGNFY’s dedication to helping artists and promoters position themselves by combing data-driven management, booking and marketing. Both MGNFY and Gigmit are aiming to …
CTS Eventim predicts record year
CTS Eventim has said it is expecting a record year, following the release of its full third quarter financial results. The ticketing services and live entertainment company’s third quarter has once again improved on a pre-COVID third quarter in 2019. This adds to Eventim’s 2019-beating second quarter earlier this year. Eventim revealed earlier this month …
New survey demonstrates impact of rising costs on musicians
Research from charity Help Musicians has demonstrated the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on artists in the UK. The charity found that more than eight in 10 professional musicians are worried about meeting mortgage or rent costs. A further nine in 10 said that their career is being impacted by poor mental health and 91% …
Artists turn down Qatar World Cup appearances over human rights issues
British singer Rod Stewart (pictured) turned down over $1m (£845,000/€966,000) to perform at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, joining the likes of Dua Lipa who has also said she will not perform at the tournament. The rejections from artists add to the criticism of the tournament in Qatar, with many angered by the …
Taylor Swift pre-sale issues ramp up Ticketmaster-Live Nation break up calls
Taylor Swift fans faced a long wait to try and secure tickets for the singer’s 2023 Eras tour in the US, after Ticketmaster faced “historically unprecedented demand”. Hundreds of thousands of fans attempted to secure tickets through the Live Nation-owned ticketing company, causing the platform to crash. Fans were able to join the queue after …
Germany’s 18-year-olds offered culture pass to boost arts sector
German teenagers turning 18 will be offered a €200 (£175/$208) culture pass as a birthday present from the Government, to rekindle an interest in arts and live entertainment following the COVID-19 pandemic. The €200 ‘Kulturpass’ will aim to encourage young adults to experience live culture, get outside and give a financial boost to the arts …
Live Nation donates over two million tickets to Vet Tix
Live Nation has donated over two million tickets to the military community through its partnership with the Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix). The partnership started in 2014 and Live Nation has continued to donate tickets to the military community. Live Nation and Ticketmaster have donated tickets to performances in country, pop, rock, hip-hop and other …
Social House Entertainment partners with TicketSmarter
Production company Social House Entertainment has announced a partnership with ticketing platform TicketSmarter. As an official ticket partner, TicketSmarter will sell tickets for numerous Social House Entertainment events including the Tacos and Tequila Festivals in Kansas City and Fort Worth, Texas. TicketSmarter will provide festival-goers with a way to purchase tickets, safely and securely, for …
Blur to play one-off gig at Wembley Stadium
Britpop band Blur are set to reunite for a one-off gig at Wembley Stadium next year. The gig will take place on Saturday, July 8 and will bring members Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree back together to perform some of Blur’s biggest songs. It will be the band’s only UK appearance …