2022 in review – April

London Theatre Week 2022, which enables theatre fans to purchase tickets to top West End shows for a lower price, witnessed gross sales increase by 43% year-on-year, TodayTix Group told TheTicketingBusiness.  The promotion took place earlier in the year and tickets were sold for as little as £15 ($18/€17), meaning theatre-goers could snap up tickets …

2022 in review – April

London Theatre Week 2022, which enables theatre fans to purchase tickets to top West End shows for a lower price, witnessed gross sales increase by 43% year-on-year, TodayTix Group told TheTicketingBusiness.  The promotion took place earlier in the year and tickets were sold for as little as £15 ($18/€17), meaning theatre-goers could snap up tickets …

San Diego Wave sets US women’s football playoff attendance record

San Diego Wave FC has set a new National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) playoff attendance record just weeks after setting a regular-season record during its inaugural campaign. A crowd of 26,215 at Snapdragon Stadium saw the team’s 2-1 victory against Chicago Red Stars, which secured them a place in the 2022 semi-finals. The previous record …

MLS, NWSL and USL clubs utilise Project Admission platform

Project Admission, a platform that works with the live events, entertainment and sport industries to provide monetising features and opportunities around ticketing, has teamed up with a number of soccer teams in the US. Major League Soccer (MLS)’s Austin FC, Houston Dynamo (pictured) and Sporting KC have partnered with Project Admission, joining Minnesota United and …

Angel City FC women to receive extra pay from ticket sales

Women’s Los Angeles-based soccer team Angel City FC has pledged to pay 1% of net ticket revenue from every National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) home game to its players, as part of its ‘ACFC Fan-Fuelled Player Fund’.  Angel City is set to play in the NWSL from spring next year, after the new team was launched …