Victoria Racing Club links up with Ticketmaster Australia

Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has teamed up with Ticketmaster Australia, with the company becoming VRC’s exclusive ticketing service partner for all race day events held at Flemington Racecourse. The multi-year partnership covers the Melbourne Cup Carnival and hopes to provide horse racing fans with an elevated experience. The racecourse will also utilise Ticketmaster’s Virtual Venue …

Adelaide set to welcome new intimate music venue 

Live Nation has announced a new 1,800-capacity live music venue in Adelaide, which will also include a separate nightclub and restaurant. The live entertainment company has worked alongside promoter Secret Sounds, promoter Five Four Entertainment and the team behind Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall and The Triffid venues to launch Hindley Street Music Hall. Adelaide’s new …

Key US and UK markets offer Live Nation boost in 2021

Live Nation Entertainment witnessed a significant boost in revenue for the year 2021, thanks to the restart of concerts and live shows in key markets such as the US and UK. In total, revenue amounted to $6.27bn (£4.68bn/€5.62bn) in 2021, compared to $1.86bn in 2020. Across the 12 months in 2021, revenue for concerts came …

Cuffe and Taylor pens deal with historic Yorkshire venue

Promoters Cuffe and Taylor have signed a deal to programme live music events at The Piece Hall (pictured) in Halifax, Yorkshire. Cuffe and Taylor are part of global entertainment company, Live Nation Entertainment, and have agreed the five-year deal to co-promote headline shows at the venue. The Piece Hall was originally opened in 1779 for …

Moshtix partners with Audience Republic 

Event marketing platform Audience Republic has announced a new partnership with Moshtix, a Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment company. Venues, promoters and festival organisers will be able to use Audience Republic’s suite of marketing tools, including pre-sale registration, wait list and competition products. Fans will also benefit from organisers’ use of Audience Republic’s tools as …

Live Nation Entertainment closes acquisition of OCESA

Live Nation Entertainment has completed its acquisition of a 51% controlling interest in Latin American promoter OCESA Entretenimiento. The acquisition was originally announced in July 2019, but Live Nation pulled out in 2020 due to the uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Live Nation had agreed to acquire a 40% stake in OCESA from Grupo …

Connect Festival to return, Dundee to host first Summer Sessions event

DF Concerts, the Glasgow-based promoter owned by Live Nation Entertainment, is reintroducing Connect Festival, which had an original run in 2007 and 2008.  The promoter also said that Dundee will also host its Summer Sessions festival next year for the first time, with an event still to be held in Edinburgh.  Connect Festival originally took …

People: ASM Global, Movistar Arena and more…

We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries… Venue management company ASM Global has opened a new headquarters in Singapore, expanding its presence in the Asia-Pacific region.  ASM Global Singapore will be led by a joint leadership team comprising of Paul Sergeant and Ed Sanderson (pictured right).  Sergeant has been …