North American gaming group Great Canadian Entertainment has announced an exclusive partnership with Live Nation to bring leading music and comedy acts to its venues across Canada. Great Canadian, which operates 25 properties in Canada, including casinos and race tracks, has named Live Nation Canada as its exclusive booking agent, and the two companies will …
Lewis Capaldi cancels gigs to rest for upcoming Glastonbury appearance
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 …
Coldplay announces huge drop in CO2e emissions for world tour
British rock band Coldplay have revealed data that shows they reduced CO2e emissions by just shy of their 50% target as their Music Of The Spheres Tour continues its second year. The band said at the outset of their world tour in 2022 that they hoped to make it as environmentally beneficial as possible and …
Manchester Mayor urges unions to call off strikes over Parklife weekend
Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Manchester, has called for planned industrial action by tram drivers over the weekend of the Parklife music festival to be postponed. Burnham offered to meet union bosses – who are demanding more than the current 5% pay rise on the table from Manchester Metrolink – if they agreed to call …
Paradiso eyes new fan XP enhancements through ticketing partnership
Iconic Amsterdam venue Paradiso is targeting new fan experience enhancements after extending its partnership with See Tickets. The Dutch club, which welcomes more than 600,000 visitors per year, said it has been working intensively with See Tickets to improve the purchase experience for visitors in the Paradiso ticket shop and to make secondary ticket sales …
Queensland supports the arts through touring fund
The Queensland Government has supported 13 arts tours through an investment of almost A$1.6m (£844,000/€973,000/$1m) via the Touring Queensland Fund, with the aim of engaging regional communities. The funding will go towards 13 touring arts and cultural experiences, including five full-time industry placements. The funding will support a range of arts experiences, from music tours …
SeatGeek settles class action lawsuit on pandemic refunds
Ticketing platform SeatGeek has agreed to a nationwide class action settlement in the US, putting a stop to claims that it did not provide customers with full cash refunds for events cancelled due to the pandemic. The settlement will affect SeatGeek customers that purchased tickets to a live event via the company’s mobile website between …
Color Star Technology reveals K-pop group support
Color Star Technology, an entertainment technology company that aids the application of technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the entertainment industry, is set to sponsor two of XODIAC’s audio-visual experiences in the UK and the Netherlands. XODIAC is a new K-pop group that consists of nine members, which is set to make their debut in …
CTS Eventim reports strong start to 2023
Ticketing and entertainment company CTS Eventim has witnessed a robust start to 2023, growing its consolidated revenue by 163% compared to the first quarter of last year. In the first quarter of 2023, consolidated revenue amounted to €366m (£319m/$395m), a major increase on €139m in the first quarter of 2022. It is also an improvement …
The Leadmill calls on fans to help save the venue
Iconic Sheffield venue the Leadmill has called on fans for help, after the landlord that owns the premises advanced plans to evict its management. In April last year, the future of the venue came under threat after the owners of the building said the leaseholder would be evicted. The venue is owned by Electric Group, …