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 …
Dutch music venues aided by new €2m fund
Music venues in the Netherlands are to receive their share of a new €2m fund for 2023 from the Prince Bernhard Culture Fund. Some 65 venues will benefit from the fund courtesy of the group, which provides grants, funds, expertise, prizes and assignments for cultural initiatives. The venues are all affiliated with the VNPF (Association …
Hayya Card holders allowed to watch Qatar match for free
Hayya Card holders were allowed to enter Al Bayt Stadium without tickets for yesterday’s match between FIFA World Cup hosts Qatar and the Netherlands. Hayya Cards are Fan IDs needed for travelling to Qatar in order to enter the country, stadiums and access free transport. According to Tariq Panja, a reporter for the New York …
Dutch music trade group expects “bleak” 2023
The Dutch music venue and festival sector is predicting a “bleak” outlook due to cost increases and insufficient governmental assistance. Vereniging Nederlandse Poppodia en Festivals (VNPF) used its comprehensive review of 2021 to outline a decline in events, attendance and revenue since the COVID pandemic and the challenges the sector faces in 2023 and beyond. …
Acts announced for ESNS 2023
The first 33 acts have been confirmed for the first in-person Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) event, which is set to take place in Groningen, Netherlands in January 2023. The first 33 acts have been confirmed for the first in-person Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) event, which is set to take place in Groningen, Netherlands in January 2023. The …
Major Dutch national park picks Ticketcounter
Hoge Veluwe National Park, the largest privately owned nature reserve in the Netherlands, has selected Ticketcounter as its new ticketing partner. Through the multiyear deal, Ticketcounter will be responsible for all on-site and online ticket sales as well as the technology for access control on site. The ticketing operator will also become a sponsor of …
Final COVID pass requirements scrapped in the Netherlands
COVID status requirements are to be scrapped in the Netherlands next week as the authorities remove the final restrictions from the entertainment and hospitality sectors. From March 23, venues and nightclubs will no longer be required to check the COVID status of those looking to enter. Pre-admission testing has been required for larger nightclubs and …
Renowned Dutch concert hall utilises Tix Ticketing solution
Dutch concert venue Het Concertgebouw has successfully integrated the Tix Ticketing product as its main box office sales and event management solution. The partnership went live on Monday, with the transition including the conversion of more than 10 years of data from the previous system. This consisted of tickets, orders, subscriptions, customer records, customer tags …