Arts Council England (ACE) has postponed its Investment Programme announcement, which should have taken place today (Wednesday). The 2023-26 programme was supposed to be a big moment for a number of arts organisations, with ACE originally suggesting that it would try to move funds away from London. Initial reports in February suggested that there could …
Vatic: The evolution of Dynamic Pricing
Sean Kelly, founder of Vatic, a provider of dynamic pricing tools for the performing arts and ticketing industries, accepts that this sales model gets something of a “bad rap”. But that doesn’t mean it’s not the right answer for many businesses in the live events sector. Kelly wrote his first pricing algorithm back in 2009 …
Tix Ticketing launches in the US
Ticketing software company Tix Ticketing has today (Thursday) announced the launch of its US operations. The Reykjavik-based firm, which traditionally caters for performing arts organisations, theatres, cultural houses and similar venues, already operates across the Nordics and in the UK. The US outfit will be led by recent hire Aren Murray (pictured main), who has …
US performing arts attendance expected to surge in 2022 – survey
Patrons are expected to return to US performance-based cultural organisations in big numbers in 2022 according to a new survey. IMPACTS Research & Development analysts found that performance-based cultural organisations, including theatres, orchestras and ballets, can expect 85.9% of their 2019 attendance potential during the 2022 calendar year. That compares to a figure of just …
VAULT Festival cancelled over omicron fears
VAULT Festival has announced the cancellation of the 2022 event, becoming the third edition in a row to be impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Organisers of the London-based performing arts festival said they were not able to devise a plan to stage this year’s event without subjecting staff and artists to “months of stress, uncertainty, …
Washington Pavilion Management pens landmark SecuTix deal
Washington Pavilion Management (WPMI), a non-profit management services company specialising in performing arts, visual arts, interactive science and education, has selected SecuTix as its new ticketing and engagement platform. The deal will see WPMI use SecuTix’s ticketing platform to attract more visitors, grow its audiences, and build loyalty among its network of facilities and clients. …