A report from French trade union Prodiss has revealed that tickets for French events and festivals have generally remained below or in line with inflation, and that prices were also mostly lower than in other countries. Across 18 theatres,16 French festivals, six tours from international artists and compared with 20 festivals abroad, Prodiss found that …
LN, AEG to appeal royalties court ruling
Live Nation, AEG and the North American Concert Promoters Association (NACPA) have filed notice to appeal BMI’s victory in its rate court litigation over royalties paid to songwriters, composers, and publishers by the live concert industry. In March, the music rights organisation prevailed in a New York court in a dispute with Live Nation and …
Italian leaders join breakaway music trade group Assoconcerti
Live Nation is among the major organisations that have joined the new breakaway industry trade group Assoconcerti. Assoconcerti, which will be officially launched in September, has named Bruno Sconocchia as its first president just weeks after the leading Italian promoter failed in his bid to become head of existing group Assomusica’s president. Turin-based promoter Carlo …
Music Venues Trust celebrates ASM Global backing
Music Venue Trust’s (MVT) campaign to assist the UK’s grassroots music industry has been given a significant boost after ASM Global became the first major arena operator to back its work. The charity, which represents and seeks to protect almost 1,000 grassroots music venues (GMVs), will benefit from donations, training and marketing support, with programmes …
TM counts on registration to avoid repeat of Swift tour sales debacle
Ticketmaster is urging fans of Taylor Swift to register their interest in tickets before they go on sale for the US singer’s newly scheduled international tour dates in an effort to avoid a repeat of the problems that scuppered initial sales on The Eras Tour. The 12-time Grammy winner has announced 50 new international destinations …
Entrio expands into Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatian ticketing operator Entrio has expanded its operations in Eastern Europe by establishing a new platform for the market in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Entrio, which is based in Zagreb and also operates in Slovenia, has launched a franchise platform, Entrio.ba, in partnership with advertising sales company Imagis Doo. Since it was established in 2011, Entrio …
People on the move: DICE, National Theatre and more…
We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Vastly experienced music industry executive Caron Veazey has joined the board of directors at DICE. In addition to working alongside the artist development, content, and leadership teams, Veazey will also utilise her leadership experience in diversity, equity and inclusion spaces. Veazey is the founder of …
Coldplay break Singapore ticket sales record
Rock band Coldplay have broken Singapore’s record for most tickets sold by an artist in one day ahead of their 2024 dates. The group added an extra Singapore date to next year’s Asian leg of the Music Of The Spheres World Tour earlier today (Monday) after all 200,000 pre-sale tickets for the four previously announced …
LA Live’s Microsoft Theater to be renamed Peacock Theater
LA Live’s Microsoft Theater will officially be renamed as Peacock Theater from July 11, following a multi-year agreement between AEG and NBCUniversal’s premium streaming service, Peacock. The 7,100-seat concert and special events venue is located within AEG’s four million-square-foot downtown Los Angeles sports and entertainment district, LA Live. The district’s 40,000 square-foot open air …
Live Nation, Ticketmaster and SeatGeek agree to all-in pricing
Live Nation and Ticketmaster, as well as SeatGeek, will offer all-in pricing in the US, following a meeting between President Joe Biden and representatives from a number of companies already offering or considering all-in pricing. President Biden was joined by representatives from Live Nation, SeatGeek, xBk, Airbnb, the Pablo Center at the Confluence, TickPick, Dice …