Live Nation Entertainment has announced its has become the exclusive booking partner for Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, a nonprofit festival experience in New York. Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage is a broadly accessible, free outdoor performing arts festival. SummerStage presents nearly 90 free and benefit performances every year. As part of the …
Download sees line-up diversity improvements but ‘still a long way to go’
Download boss Andy Copping has said that while the rock festival has improved in recent years concerning its gender-balanced line-ups, there is still a long way to go. Next year’s 20th anniversary festival is set to be four days long and will be headlined by acts such as Slipknot, Bring Me the Horizon and Metallica …
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes become Music Venue Trust patrons
Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have become patrons of the Music Venue Trust (MVT), and have shown their support for the UK’s grassroots music venues with three special shows at The Underworld in Camden. The band have joined other grassroots music venue advocates including Sir Paul McCartney, the recently announced Tom Grennan, Frank Turner, Tim …
Dua Lipa fans left waiting
Dua Lipa fans had to wait for hours at Sydney Olympic Park on Wednesday night after the ticketing app used for the concert went down. Fans waited outside Qudos Bank Arena for the venue’s second show during Dua Lipa’s tour of Australia, after reports of the app failing. Staff resorted to manually checking emails before …
K-pop concert halted after fans faint in crowd
A concert held by K-pop boyband NCT 127 in Jakarta, Indonesia was halted after almost 30 fans fainted in a pushing crowd. The concert was already taking place with heightened security after the police investigated a bomb threat before the show, which was taking place at the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE). A bomb squad and …
Glastonbury sale hit by technical glitch, demand far exceeds supply
Glastonbury’s general ticket sale was hit by a ‘technical problem’ yesterday (Sunday) morning, but organisers still said demand far outstripped supply. Tickets went on sale at 9am local time for the UK’s flagship summer festival, but there were reports of the site repeatedly crashing during the booking process. Fans claimed that the website would not …
Eventbrite holds steady – TheTicketingBusiness News
Event management and ticketing company, Eventbrite, has posted a steady third quarter. Net revenue amounted to $67.5m (£58m/€68m) compared to $66m in Q2 and $53m in the same period the year prior. Net loss totalled $21m compared to $20m in Q2 and $17m in Q3 last year. Adjusted EBITDA equalled $4m in Q3 as opposed …
Indonesia music body claims events at risk of cancellation following overcrowding issues
Concert organiser Asosiasi Promotor Musik Indonesia (APMI) has claimed that major music events in Indonesia are facing the possibility of cancellation, following an overcrowding incident at Berdendang Bergoyang festival last weekend. In a statement to Indonesian news outlet Detik, the association of music promoters said that it was uncertain if concerts and festivals planned in …
The Robin partners with Gigantic
Wolverhampton music venue, The Robin, has partnered with DEAG-owned ticketing company Gigantic. The Robin has hosted performances from the likes of Slade, Billy Ocean, China Crisis, The Beat and Maxi Priest. The partnership started in early November and the two parties have worked to ensure a smooth transition from the venue’s previous ticketing partner. Gigantic …
Glastonbury coach and ticket packages sell out in 22 minutes
Coach and ticket packages for next year’s Glastonbury Festival sold out in just 22 minutes after going on sale yesterday (Thursday). The UK’s flagship festival returned this year after COVID-induced cancellations in 2020 and 2021. Glastonbury will return to Worthy Farm next year from June 21-25 and the usual rush for tickets did not disappoint, …